Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasalize

/ˈneɪ.zəˌlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nasal-ize
IPA: /ˈneɪ.zəˌlaɪz/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak through the nose.

verb

To make a nasal sound when speaking.

verb

To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nasalize From nasal + -ize.

Inflected Forms

nasalizes (present, singular) nasalizing (participle, present) nasalized (participle, past) nasalized (past) nasalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

denasalize nasalization

Synonyms

nasalise

Questions

How do you pronounce nasalize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪ.zəˌlaɪz/.
What does nasalize mean?: To speak through the nose.
Where does nasalize come from?: Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nasalize From nasal + -ize.

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