NASALIZE

nasalize, nasalise

(verb) pronounce with a lowered velum; “She nasalizes all her vowels”

nasalize, nasalise

(verb) speak nasally or through the nose; “In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

nasalize (third-person singular simple present nasalizes, present participle nasalizing, simple past and past participle nasalized)

To speak through the nose.

To make a nasal sound when speaking.

(phonetics) To lower the uvula so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.

Anagrams

• Alanizes, silazane

Source: Wiktionary


Na"sal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nasalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Nasalizing.]

Definition: To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.

Na"sal*ize, v. t.

Definition: To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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