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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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