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Diphthongize
Diph′thong-ize
,Verb.
T.
& I.
To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.
“The diphthongized long vowels.” H. Sweet.
Definition 2024
diphthongize
diphthongize
English
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Verb
diphthongize (third-person singular simple present diphthongizes, present participle diphthongizing, simple past and past participle diphthongized)
- (transitive, phonetics) to change to a diphthong (as by inserting or removing a vowel)
- (intransitive, phonetics) to become a diphthong
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Translations
to change to a diphthong
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to become a diphthong
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