depalatalize

verb — 2 senses

depalatalize

verb

Etymology From de- + palatalize.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a sound To be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized.

Antonyms
palatalize

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