labialize

[ ley-bee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈleɪ bi əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), la·bi·al·ized, la·bi·al·iz·ing. Phonetics.

to give a labial character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
Also especially British, la·bi·al·ise.

Origin of labialize

First recorded in 1865–70; labial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM labialize

la·bi·al·i·za·tion, noun un·la·bi·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·la·bi·al·ized, un·la·bi·al·iz·ing.

British Dictionary definitions for labialization

labialize

labialise

/ (ˈleɪbɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

phonetics to pronounce with articulation involving rounded lips, such as for (k) before a close back vowel () as in English cool

Derived forms of labialize

labialism, labialization or labialisation, noun