diphthongize

diph·thong·ize

 (dĭf′thông-īz′, -thŏng-, dĭp′-)
tr. & intr.v. diph·thong·ized, diph·thong·iz·ing, diph·thong·iz·es
To pronounce as or become a diphthong.
diph′thong·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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diphthongize

(ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz; -ˌɡaɪz; ˈdɪp-) or

diphthongise

vb
(Phonetics & Phonology) (often passive) to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong
ˌdiphthongiˈzation, ˌdiphthongiˈsation n
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diph•thong•ize

(ˈdɪf θɔŋˌaɪz, -ˌgaɪz, -θɒŋ-, ˈdɪp-)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
v.i.
2. to become a diphthong.
[1865–70]
diph`thong•i•za′tion, n.
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diphthongize


Past participle: diphthongized
Gerund: diphthongizing

Imperative
diphthongize
diphthongize
Present
I diphthongize
you diphthongize
he/she/it diphthongizes
we diphthongize
you diphthongize
they diphthongize
Preterite
I diphthongized
you diphthongized
he/she/it diphthongized
we diphthongized
you diphthongized
they diphthongized
Present Continuous
I am diphthongizing
you are diphthongizing
he/she/it is diphthongizing
we are diphthongizing
you are diphthongizing
they are diphthongizing
Present Perfect
I have diphthongized
you have diphthongized
he/she/it has diphthongized
we have diphthongized
you have diphthongized
they have diphthongized
Past Continuous
I was diphthongizing
you were diphthongizing
he/she/it was diphthongizing
we were diphthongizing
you were diphthongizing
they were diphthongizing
Past Perfect
I had diphthongized
you had diphthongized
he/she/it had diphthongized
we had diphthongized
you had diphthongized
they had diphthongized
Future
I will diphthongize
you will diphthongize
he/she/it will diphthongize
we will diphthongize
you will diphthongize
they will diphthongize
Future Perfect
I will have diphthongized
you will have diphthongized
he/she/it will have diphthongized
we will have diphthongized
you will have diphthongized
they will have diphthongized
Future Continuous
I will be diphthongizing
you will be diphthongizing
he/she/it will be diphthongizing
we will be diphthongizing
you will be diphthongizing
they will be diphthongizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been diphthongizing
you have been diphthongizing
he/she/it has been diphthongizing
we have been diphthongizing
you have been diphthongizing
they have been diphthongizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been diphthongizing
you will have been diphthongizing
he/she/it will have been diphthongizing
we will have been diphthongizing
you will have been diphthongizing
they will have been diphthongizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been diphthongizing
you had been diphthongizing
he/she/it had been diphthongizing
we had been diphthongizing
you had been diphthongizing
they had been diphthongizing
Conditional
I would diphthongize
you would diphthongize
he/she/it would diphthongize
we would diphthongize
you would diphthongize
they would diphthongize
Past Conditional
I would have diphthongized
you would have diphthongized
he/she/it would have diphthongized
we would have diphthongized
you would have diphthongized
they would have diphthongized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"
diphthongise
switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
break - undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages"
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Translations

diphthongize

[ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz]
A. VT → diptongar
B. VI → diptongarse
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diphthongize

vti → diphthongieren
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References in periodicals archive
The tendency to pronounce the separate constituents in diphthongs or to "diphthongize" vowels is common throughout the South.
"Spayk the speech oy prithee": dialects of Shakespeare's England and the American South
D [e:] and [o:] are found on Figure 5, because of their tendency to diphthongize, and are uncommon in E because they are restricted to unstressed syllables.
Linguistic lingo and lyric diction III--pronunciation contrasts
The great Vowel Shift and its analogues did not have a "beginning", that is, there never was a time when long (bimoric) vowels began to diphthongize (for whatever reasons).
On drifts and shifts
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