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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

denasalize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈneɪzəlaɪz/ (UK)

Etymology

From de- + nasalize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel.
    • Thus, whining is nasalized, a bad cold denasalizes speech. 1974, Indian Linguistics, volumes 35-36, page 223:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
denasalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
denasalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
denasalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
denasalized Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

denasalization