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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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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