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consonantize en · VERB

Etymology

From consonant + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To change into, or use as, a consonant.
    • The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position. 1869, John Peile, Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology:
  2. (intransitive) To become a consonant; to be used as a consonant.

Forms

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consonantized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
consonantized Tense=Past lexicographic
consonantizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
consonantizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

consonantization