phonemicize

[ fuh-nee-muh-sahyz, foh- ]

verb (used with object)

phonemicized, phonemicizing.

1. to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
2. to analyze (a word, the sound structure of a language, etc.) by establishing its phonemes.

Other Words From

• pho·nemi·ci·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonemicize¹

First recorded in 1935–40; phonemic + -ize