The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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