"medialize" meaning in English

See medialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: medializes [present, singular, third-person], medializing [participle, present], medialized [participle, past], medialized [past]
Etymology: From medial + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|medial|ize}} medial + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} medialize (third-person singular simple present medializes, present participle medializing, simple past and past participle medialized)
  1. To become more medial.
    Sense id: en-medialize-en-verb-TrhvDE-v
  2. To render (a consonant) more medial.
    Sense id: en-medialize-en-verb-zab5wz4S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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