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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(linguistics) To undergo or to subject to metathesis; of sounds, to switch positions in a word..
Cases like mu·yh : mu·hyut may be accounted for under a rule that clusters of h plus sonorant metathesize in word-final position.
The significance of noticing the existence of this adjective tharf by the side of the metathesized form thraf is of course apparent
If the first of two identical consonants in sequence is postconsonantal and the second intervocalic, metathesize the first with the following vowel (geminate roots only).
Use metathesize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metathesize means (linguistics) To undergo or to subject to metathesis; of sounds, to switch positions in a word..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Cases like mu·yh : mu·hyut may be accounted for under a rule that clusters of h plus sonorant metathesize in word-final position.
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