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Lenite
Verb
Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
Verb
To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.
"This environment lenites "m" to "mh"."
2.
Verb
To undergo lenition.
""M" lenites to "mh"."
Synonyms
delabialize
lithe
depalatalize
lessen
lowen
assibilate
monophthongize
liss
diphthongize
deglottalize
limpen
liquate
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