palatalise

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Verb palatalise has 1 sense

palatalize, palatalise - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
--₁ is one way to pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

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Term: Palatalise

Definition:

verb [transitive]: to change a sound in a word so that it becomes more palatal

Sense 1:

When used in phonetics:

Example sentence: In English, the /t/ sound in the word "cute" is palatalised.

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Sense 2:

When used in cooking:

Example sentence: The recipe calls for palatalising the sauce by adding a hint of lime juice.

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Sense 3:

When used in linguistics:

Example sentence: Some languages palatalise consonants when followed by front vowels.

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