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labialize

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labialize /ˈleɪbiəlʌɪz / (British English also labialise)
verb [with object] Phonetics pronounce (a consonant) with partial or complete closure of the lips, or (a vowel) with rounded lips:
a non-standard dialect that labializes the /r/ and /l/ sounds
(labialized as adjective) a voiceless labialized uvular fricative.
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