DIPHTHONGIZING

Verb

diphthongizing

present participle of diphthongize

Source: Wiktionary


DIPHTHONGIZE

Diph"thong*ize, v. t. & i.

Definition: To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." H. Sweet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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