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labialized

[ley-bee-uh-lahyzd]

adjective Phonetics.

pronounced with secondary labial articulation.

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Origin of labialized

First recorded in 1865–70; labialize + -ed2

labialize

[ley-bee-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), la·bi·al·ized, la·bi·al·iz·ing. Phonetics.

to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
Also especially British, la·bi·al·ise.

Origin of labialize

First recorded in 1865–70; labial + -ize
Related formsla·bi·al·i·za·tion, nounun·la·bi·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·la·bi·al·ized, un·la·bi·al·iz·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for labialized

labialize

labialise

verb (tr)

phonetics to pronounce with articulation involving rounded lips, such as for (k) before a close back vowel (uː) as in English cool
Derived Formslabialism, labialization or labialisation, noun
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