DIPHTHONGISE

diphthongize, diphthongise

(verb) change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; “This vowel diphthongized in Germanic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

diphthongise (third-person singular simple present diphthongises, present participle diphthongising, simple past and past participle diphthongised)

Alternative spelling of diphthongize

Source: Wiktionary



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