Standard Lemma guide

palatize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪtaɪz/
  • US: /ˈpælɪtaɪz/
  • US: /ˈpælətaɪz/
  • Australian: /ˈpælətɑez/
  • homophone: palettize
  • homophone: palletize

1

verb

Meaning 1

Synonym of palatalize.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palatalize

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth2-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh2-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatize From palate + -ize.