"spirantize" meaning in All languages combined

See spirantize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: spirantizes [present, singular, third-person], spirantizing [participle, present], spirantized [participle, past], spirantized [past]
Etymology: spirant + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spirant|ize}} spirant + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} spirantize (third-person singular simple present spirantizes, present participle spirantizing, simple past and past participle spirantized)
  1. (phonetics) To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound. Categories (topical): Phonetics Related terms: spirantization, unspirantized

Inflected forms

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