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palatalize

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
palatalize /ˈpalədlˌīz, ˈpælədlˌaɪz / (British also palatalise)
▸ verb [with object] Phonetics make (a speech sound) palatal, especially by changing a velar to a palatal by moving the point of contact between tongue and palate further forward in the mouth:
the sound is palatalized in some dialects.
▪ [no object] (of a speech sound) become palatal:
the frontal allophone of ‘g’ appears to have palatalized first.
– DERIVATIVES
palatalization /ˌpaləd(ə)ləˈzāSH(ə)n, , ˌpæləd(ə)ləˈzeɪʃ(ə)n , ˌpaləd(ə)lˌīˈzāSH(ə)n, ˌpæləd(ə)lˌaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / (British also palatalisation) noun