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rhotacize

American

[roh-tuh-sahyz] / ˈroʊ təˌsaɪz /

especially British, rhotacise

verb (used with object)

rhotacized, rhotacizing

to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
to pronounce (a vowel) with r-color.

verb (used without object)

rhotacized, rhotacizing

to undergo rhotacism.

Other Word Forms

rhotacization

noun

Etymology

Origin of rhotacize

First recorded in 1960–65; rhotac(ism) + -ize

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