nasalize

nasalize

English

Alternative forms

• nasalise

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 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 Ido: nazaligar

Romanian: nazaliza (ro)

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

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

Ido: nazaligar Latvian: nazalizēt

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