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NASALISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pronounce with a lowered velum

Example:

She nasalizes all her vowels

Synonyms:

nasalise; nasalize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "nasalise" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Verb group:

nasalise; nasalize (speak nasally or through the nose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

nasalisation (the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Speak nasally or through the nose

Example:

In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize

Synonyms:

nasalise; nasalize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "nasalise" is one way to...):

articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

Verb group:

nasalise; nasalize (pronounce with a lowered velum)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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