palatalize
verb/ˈpælətəlaɪz/
Etymology From palatal + -ize.
1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences 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
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a sound To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.
- Derived terms
- depalatalize, palatalizable, palatalization, palatalized