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glottalize

American  
[glot-l-ahyz] / ˈglɒt lˌaɪz /
especially British, glottalise

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.
glottalized, glottalizing

  1. to pronounce with glottal coarticulation.

Other Word Forms

  • glottalization noun

Etymology

Origin of glottalize

First recorded in 1945–50; glottal + -ize

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