nasalize

English

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Etymology

nasal + -ize

Verb

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

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

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Galician

Verb

nasalize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of nasalizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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