consonantize

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verb

To change into, or use as, a consonant.

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Meanings

verbconsonantize (third-person singular simple present consonantizes, present participle consonantizing, simple past and past participle consonantized)

present singular third person consonantizes · participle present consonantizing · participle past consonantized · past consonantized

  1. transitiveTo change into, or use as, a consonant.

    The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position.

    1869, John Peile, Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology
  2. intransitiveTo become a consonant; to be used as a consonant.

Origin

From consonant + -ize.

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APA

consonantize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantize

MLA

“consonantize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consonantize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantize.

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