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dentalize

American  
[den-tl-ahyz] / ˈdɛn tlˌaɪz /
especially British, dentalise

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.
dentalized, dentalizing

  1. to change into or pronounce as a dental sound.

Other Word Forms

  • dentalization noun

Etymology

Origin of dentalize

First recorded in 1860–65; dental + -ize

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