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Diphthongize

Diphthongize Meaning & Definition
Diphthongize Definition And Meaning

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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