"labiovelarize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: labiovelarizes [present, singular, third-person], labiovelarizing [participle, present], labiovelarized [participle, past], labiovelarized [past]
Etymology: From labiovelar + -ize. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|labiovelar|-ize}} labiovelar + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} labiovelarize (third-person singular simple present labiovelarizes, present participle labiovelarizing, simple past and past participle labiovelarized)
  1. (phonetics) To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.

Inflected forms

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