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spirantize

American

[spahy-ruhn-tahyz] / ˈspaɪ rənˌtaɪz /

especially British, spirantise

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.

spirantized, spirantizing

to change into or pronounce as a spirant.

Other Word Forms

spirantization

noun

Etymology

Origin of spirantize

First recorded in 1895–1900; spirant + -ize

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spirantized

They may become aspirated to bh, dh, gh or spirantized or nasalized or they may develop any other peculiarity that keeps them intact as a series and serves to differentiate them from other series.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir

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