velarize

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• /ˈviːləɹaɪz/
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From velar + -ize.

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: velaritzar — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
• Chinese Mandarin: 軟腭化 (ruǎnèhuà) — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
• German: velarisieren — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
• Japanese: 軟口蓋化 (nankōgaika) — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
• Russian: веляризовать (veljarizovatʹ) — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant
• Spanish: velarizar — to raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant