velarize (English, verb)
expansion: velarize (third-person singular simple present velarizes, present participle velarizing, simple past and past participle velarized)
Senses:
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phonology
sciences
glosses: To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
phonology
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glosses: To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.
Forms:
form: velarizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: velarizing
tags: participle
present
form: velarized
tags: participle
past
form: velarized
tags: past
form: velarise
tags: alternative