LABIALIZE

round, labialize, labialise

(verb) pronounce with rounded lips

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

labialize (third-person singular simple present labializes, present participle labializing, simple past and past participle labialized)

(transitive) To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

Antonyms

• delabialize

Source: Wiktionary


La"bi*al*ize, v. t. (Phonetics)

Definition: To modify by contraction of the lip opening.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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