palatalize
pal·a·tal·ize
palatalize · palatalizes · palatalized · palatalizing
палаталізувати, м'якшити, пом'якшувати, пом'якшити
палатализовать, палатализировать, смягчать, смягчить
palatalisieren
To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound…To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
/ˈpælətəlaɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(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".
palatalisieren
палатализова́тьpalatalizovátʹ, палатализи́роватьpalatalizírovatʹ, смягчатьsmjagčát'
палаталізува́тиpalatalizuváty, м'якши́тиmʺjakšýty, пом'я́кшуватиpomʺjákšuvaty
pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
(intransitive)To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate:
Русский
By meaning 1
to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate:
Forms
palatalizes, palatalizing, palatalized, palatalized| Base form | palatalize · to palatalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | palatalizes |
| Present participle | palatalizing |
| Past simple | palatalized |
| Past participle | palatalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate:palatalise
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle