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nasalize

[ ney-zuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈneɪ zəˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), na·sal·ized, na·sal·iz·ing.

to pronounce as a nasal sound.

verb (used without object), na·sal·ized, na·sal·iz·ing.

to pronounce normally oral sounds as nasal sounds.

Words related to nasalize

purr, whirr, extend, chant, intone, prolong, drone, utter, protract, sound, drawl, hum, vibrate, strum, buzz, bombinate, thrum

Words nearby nasalize

nasal point, nasal reflex, nasal septum, nasal spine of frontal bone, nasal spray, nasalize, nasally, nasarawa, nasby, nasca, nascar
Also especially British, na·sal·ise.

Origin of nasalize

First recorded in 1840–50; nasal1 + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM nasalize

na·sal·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for nasalize

nasalize

nasalise

/ (ˈneɪzəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to pronounce nasally

Derived forms of nasalize

nasalization or nasalisation, noun
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