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Verb consonate has 1 sense | ||||
Definitions from the WebConsonateDefinition:As a noun, consonate refers to a sound produced by the combination of two or more consonant phonemes in speech. As a verb, it means to produce or articulate consonant sounds. Sense 1 - Noun:In phonetics, a consonate is a speech sound that is produced with complete or partial closure of some part of the vocal tract causing audible friction, such as 'p', 't', 's', or 'k'.
Sample Sentence:The word "stop" contains three distinct consonates: 's', 't', and 'p'. Sense 2 - Verb:When used as a verb, consonate means to produce or articulate consonant sounds.
Sample Sentence:She struggled to properly consonate the difficult foreign words. | ||||
consomme consonance consonant consonant rhyme consonant system consonantal consonantal system consonants consonate consonent digraph consonont consoquinces consort consort consortiam consorting consortion
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