rhotacize (English, verb)
expansion: rhotacize (third-person singular simple present rhotacizes, present participle rhotacizing, simple past and past participle rhotacized)
Senses:
glosses: To pronounce with an exaggerated 'R' sound (a rhotacism).
topics: human-sciences
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glosses: To change a consonant to an 'R' sound under certain circumstances.
Forms:
form: rhotacizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: rhotacizing
tags: participle
present
form: rhotacized
tags: participle
past
form: rhotacized
tags: past
form: rhotacise
tags: alternative
form: rhoticize
tags: alternative