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consonantalize

American

[kon-suh-nan-tl-ahyz] / ˌkɒn səˈnæn tlˌaɪz /

especially British, consonantalise

verb (used with or without object)

Phonetics.

consonantalized, consonantalizing

to change into or become changed into a consonant (vocalize ).

Other Word Forms

consonantalization noun

Etymology

Origin of consonantalize

consonantal + -ize

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