palatalize
🇺🇸
/ˈpælətəlaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈpælətəlaɪz/
verb
R
To pronounce a sound by raising the middle part of your tongue towards the hard palate.
When pronouncing the word 'shiny', she had to palatalize the 'sh' sound.
translation
To pronounce a sound by raising the middle part of your tongue towards the hard palate.
Word Forms
3rd Present
palatalizes
Past
palatalized
Perfect
palatalized
Progressive
palatalizing