LENITE

Etymology

Verb

lenite (third-person singular simple present lenites, present participle leniting, simple past and past participle lenited)

(phonetics, phonology, transitive) To cause (a consonant) to undergo lenition.

(phonetics, phonology, intransitive) To undergo lenition.

Source: Wiktionary



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EARTHSHAKING

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