velarize
To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant,…To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
Meaning
2 sensesTo raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
velarisieren
веляризоватьveljarizovatʹ
To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar.
In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From velar + -ize.From velar + -ize.
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Forms
velarizes, velarizing, velarized, velarizedWord family
1 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.