dentalize

[ den-tl-ahyz ]

/ ˈdɛn tlˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), den·tal·ized, den·tal·iz·ing. Phonetics.

to change into or pronounce as a dental sound.

Nearby words

dental surgeon, dental syringe, dental technician, dentalgia, dentalium, dentalize, dentally, dentalman, dentary, dentate, dentate gyrus

Also especially British, den·tal·ise.

Origin of dentalize

First recorded in 1860–65; dental + -ize

Related forms

den·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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