In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
VOWELIZE
vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
(verb) pronounce as a vowel; “between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vowelize (third-person singular simple present vowelizes, present participle vowelizing, simple past and past participle vowelized)
(transitive) To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.
(transitive) To insert a vowel or vowels into.
Source: Wiktionary
Vow"el*ize, v. t.
Definition: To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LICENTIOUSLY
(adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner; “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”
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