nasalize

English

Alternative forms

nasalise

Etymology

Verb

nasalize (third-person singular simple present nasalizes, present participle nasalizing, simple past and past participle nasalized)

To speak through the nose.
To make a nasal sound when speaking.
(phonetics) To lower the uvula so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.

Derived terms

nasalization

Translations

speak through the nose

Esperanto: nazaligi

Romanian: nazaliza (ro)

allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound

French: nasaliser (fr)
German: nasalieren (de)

Latvian: nazalizēt

Anagrams

Alanizes, silazane

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