- nasalize
- verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1817 transitive verb to make nasal or pronounce as a nasal sound • nasalization noun
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Nasalize — Na sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nasalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nasalizing}.] To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nasalize — Na sal*ize, v. t. To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nasalize — (Amer.) na·sal·ize || neɪzÉ™laɪz v. speak with a nasal sound; make a nasal sound (also nasalise) … English contemporary dictionary
nasalize — [nā′zəl īz΄] vt. nasalized, nasalizing to pronounce with a nasal sound vi. to speak with nasal sounds; talk through the nose nasalization n … English World dictionary
nasalize — UK [ˈneɪzəlaɪz] / US [ˈneɪz(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms nasalize : present tense I/you/we/they nasalize he/she/it nasalizes present participle nasalizing past tense nasalized past participle nasalized linguistics to pronounce or produce … English dictionary
nasalize — verb 1. speak nasally or through the nose In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize • Syn: ↑nasalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑nasalization • Hypernyms: ↑pronounce, ↑articulate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nasalize — nasalization, n. /nay zeuh luyz /, v., nasalized, nasalizing. Phonet. v.t. 1. to pronounce as a nasal sound. v.i. 2. to pronounce normally oral sounds as nasal sounds. Also, esp. Brit., nasalise. [1840 50; NASAL1 + IZE] * * * … Universalium
nasalize — verb a) To speak through the nose. b) To make a nasal sound when speaking … Wiktionary
nasalize — or nasalise verb pronounce or utter (a speech sound) with the breath resonating in the nose. Derivatives nasalization noun … English new terms dictionary
nasalize — also ise BrE verb (T) to make a sound partly through your nose: nasalized vowels … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
