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.
diphthongize (ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz; -ˌɡaɪz; ˈdɪp- ) or diphthongise vb (Phonetics & Phonology) (often passive ) to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong
ˌdiphthongiˈzation , ˌdiphthongiˈsation n
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.
diphthongize Past participle: diphthongizedGerund: diphthongizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"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"
Translations
diphthongize [ˈdɪfθɒŋaɪz] B. VI → diptongarse
