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.

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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

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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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