Palatalize (Verb)
Meaning
Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- In some accents of English, the sound 'k' is palatalized to 'ch' before the vowel 'i'.
- She learned to palatalize the 'd' in Russian to better pronounce her name.
- The linguist noted that the local dialect tended to palatalize certain consonant sounds.
- The student had difficulty palatalizing the 'g' sound in her native language.
- He tried to palatalize the 'k' sound, but it didn't sound quite right.