English verb: nasalize |
1. | nasalize (communication) speak nasally or through the nose |
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| Samples | In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize.
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| Synonyms | nasalise |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out |
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| Verb group | nasalise, nasalize |
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2. | nasalize (communication) pronounce with a lowered velum |
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| Samples | She nasalizes all her vowels.
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| Synonyms | nasalise |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out |
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| Verb group | nasalise, nasalize |
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