labialize

[ ley-bee-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈleɪ bi əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), la·bi·al·ized, la·bi·al·iz·ing.Phonetics.

to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).

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Also especially British, la·bi·al·ise .

Origin of labialize

First recorded in 1865–70; labial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM labialize

la·bi·al·i·za·tion, nounun·la·bi·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·la·bi·al·ized, un·la·bi·al·iz·ing.

Words nearby labialize

labellum, labetalol, labia, labial, labialism, labialize, labialized, labia majora, labia minora, labiate, Labiche

British Dictionary definitions for labialize

labialize

labialise

/ (ˈleɪbɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

phonetics to pronounce with articulation involving rounded lips, such as for (k) before a close back vowel (uː) as in English cool

Derived forms of labialize

labialism, labialization or labialisation, noun

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