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velarize

[ vee-luh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Phonetics.
, ve·lar·ized, ve·lar·iz·ing.
  1. to pronounce with velar articulation.


velarize

/ ˈviːləˌraɪz /

verb

  1. tr phonetics to pronounce or supplement the pronunciation of (a speech sound) with articulation at the soft palate, as in dark ( l ) in English tall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌvelariˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • velar·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of velarize1

First recorded in 1930–35; velar + -ize

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