diphthongize
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[edit]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.
- Coordinate term: monophthongize
- (intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
Derived terms
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[edit]to change to a diphthong
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to become a diphthong
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