velarize

American

[vee-luh-rahyz] / ˈvi ləˌraɪz /

especially British, velarise

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.

velarized, velarizing

to pronounce with velar articulation.

velarize British

/ ˈviːləˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) phonetics to pronounce or supplement the pronunciation of (a speech sound) with articulation at the soft palate, as in dark ( l ) in English tall

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Other Word Forms

velarization noun

Etymology

Origin of velarize

First recorded in 1930–35; velar + -ize

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