Palatalize

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

"Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature"."

2.verb(unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

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