velarized

[ vee-luh-rahyzd ]
/ ˈvi ləˌraɪzd /

adjective Phonetics.

pronounced with velar coarticulation.

Origin of velarized

velarize + -ed2

Words nearby velarized

velamentous, velar, velaric airstream, velarium, velarize, velarized, velasco ibarra, velate, velation, velbert, velcro

Definition for velarized (2 of 2)

velarize
[ vee-luh-rahyz ]
/ ˈvi ləˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), ve·lar·ized, ve·lar·iz·ing. Phonetics.

to pronounce with velar articulation.
Also especially British, ve·lar·ise.

Origin of velarize

First recorded in 1930–35; velar + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM velarize

ve·lar·i·za·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for velarized

velarize

velarise

/ (ˈviːləˌraɪz) /

verb

(tr) phonetics to pronounce or supplement the pronunciation of (a speech sound) with articulation at the soft palate, as in dark (l) in English tall

Derived forms of velarize

velarization or velarisation, noun