epenthesize
American
[uh-pen-thuh-sahyz]
/ əˈpɛn θəˌsaɪz /
especially British,
epenthesise
verb (used with object)
epenthesized,
epenthesizing
Etymology
Origin of epenthesize
First recorded in 1875–80; epenthes(is) + -ize
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