nasalize

American

[ney-zuh-lahyz] / ˈneɪ zəˌlaɪz /

especially British, nasalise

verb (used with object)

nasalized, nasalizing

to pronounce as a nasal sound.

verb (used without object)

nasalized, nasalizing

to pronounce normally oral sounds as nasal sounds.

nasalize British

/ ˈneɪzəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to pronounce nasally

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Other Word Forms

nasalization noun

Etymology

Origin of nasalize

First recorded in 1840–50; nasal ¹ + -ize

Example Sentences

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P. and H. adopt the oblique long form for the plural and nasalize it, thus, P. ghōṛī�, H. ghōṛiy�.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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