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diphthongize

[ dif-thawng-ahyz, -gahyz, -thong-, dip- ]

verb (used with object)

, diph·thong·ized, diph·thong·iz·ing.
  1. to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.


verb (used without object)

, diph·thong·ized, diph·thong·iz·ing.
  1. to become a diphthong.

diphthongize

/ ˈdɪp-; -ˌɡaɪz; ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz /

verb

  1. often passive to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong
“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

  • ˌdiphthongiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • diphthong·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diphthongize1

First recorded in 1865–70; diphthong + -ize

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