Word Study
nasalize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb nasalize has 2 senses
- nasalize(v = verb.communication) nasalise - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
- nasalize(v = verb.communication) nasalise - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
Derived form noun nasalization1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Derived form noun nasalization1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
nasalize, v. t.
To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. [1913 Webster]
nasalize, v. t.
To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum. [1913 Webster]
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