Word: nasalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: na
sal
ize
Definition: To lower the uvula so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.
Morphemes:
Affix: nasal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāsus
Language: la
Decoded: nasus
Meaning: the nose
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective