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labialize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

pronounce with rounded lips

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: round, labialise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

History

Etymology

labial (from Latin labium (“lip”)) + -ize (“causative suffix”)

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: лабіялізаваць (labijalizavacʹ) — make a sound labial
  • Bulgarian: лабиализирам (labializiram) — make a sound labial
  • Catalan: labialitzar — make a sound labial
  • Dutch: labializeren — make a sound labial
  • French: labialiser — make a sound labial
  • Galician: labializar — make a sound labial
  • German: labialisieren — make a sound labial
  • Greek: χειλικοποιώ (cheilikopoió) — make a sound labial
  • Hungarian: kerekít — make a sound labial
  • Hungarian: labializál — make a sound labial
  • Portuguese: labializar — make a sound labial
  • Russian: лабиализова́ть (labializovátʹ) — make a sound labial
  • Russian: огубить (ogubít') — make a sound labial
  • Russian: огублять (ogublját') — make a sound labial
  • Spanish: labializar — make a sound labial
  • Ukrainian: лабіалізувати (labializuvaty) — make a sound labial