Dictionary

palatalize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpælətəlaɪz/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatalize From palatal + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
   • Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".
2. (intransitive, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

Forms

Deriveds

palatalization · depalatalize · palatalized · palatalizable

Synonyms

palatize

Translations (21)

uk м'якши́ти (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · uk пом'я́кшувати (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · de palatalisieren (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ru смягчить (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · fi palatalisoida (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ru палатализова́ть (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · fr palataliser (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ru смягчать (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · es palatalizar (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · uk пом'якши́ти (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ca palatalitzar (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · pl palatalizować (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · it palatalizzare (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ru палатализи́ровать (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · hy քմայնացնել (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · hy փափկացնել (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · sv palatalisera (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · gl palatalizar (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · pt palatalizar (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · uk палаталізува́ти (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate) · ro palataliza (to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate)