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delabialize

/diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-labi-al-ize
IPA
/diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make into a non-labial sound.

Transitive verb

verb

To become a non-labial sound.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English labialize English delabialize From de- + labialize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

delabializes (present, singular) delabializing (participle, present) delabialized (participle, past) delabialized (past) delabialise (alternative)

Derived Forms

delabialization delabialized

Questions

How do you pronounce delabialize?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/.
What does delabialize mean?
To make into a non-labial sound.
Where does delabialize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English labialize English delabialize From de- + labialize.

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