palatalize, palatalise
(verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
palatalize (third-person singular simple present palatalizes, present participle palatalizing, simple past and past participle palatalized)
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
Synonym: palatize
(phonetics, intransitive, unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"a*tal*ize, v. t. (Phon.)
Definition: To palatize.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
