rhotacize
[ roh-tuh-sahyz ]
/ ˈroʊ təˌsaɪz /
verb (used with object), rho·ta·cized, rho·ta·ciz·ing.
to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
to pronounce (a vowel) with r-color.
verb (used without object), rho·ta·cized, rho·ta·ciz·ing.
to undergo rhotacism.
Also
especially British,
rho·ta·cise.
Origin of rhotacize
First recorded in 1960–65;
rhotac(ism) +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM rhotacize
rho·ta·ci·za·tion, nounWords nearby rhotacize
rhone,
rhone river,
rhone wine,
rhopalid bug,
rhotacism,
rhotacize,
rhotic,
rhs,
rhubarb,
rhumb,
rhumb line