Depalatalize
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Depalatalize is a verb meaning (phonetics, transitive) To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.
Meaning
(phonetics, transitive) To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.
More Meanings
- (phonetics, intransitive, unaccusative, of a sound) To be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized.
Word Forms
- depalatalizes
- depalatalizing
- depalatalized
- depalatalise
Antonyms for depalatalize
Common opposites include palatalize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include depalatalise, unpalatalize, delabialize, deglottalize, monophthongize, diphthongize.
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