velarize

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈviːləɹaɪz/

Definition of velarize

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
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verb

  1. To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
  2. To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.
    “In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-.”

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Etymology

From velar + -ize.

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