About The Word Diphthongize
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Diphthongize
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What's The Definition Of Diphthongize?
[v] change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Diphthongize: diphthongise Related Terms | Find terms related to Diphthongize: See Also | break | change | shift | switch Diphthongize In Webster's Dictionary \Diph"thong*ize\, v. t. & i.
To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a
simple vowel. ``The diphthongized long vowels.'' --H. Sweet.
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