dentilabialize

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verb

Of Middle Chinese initial consonants /p/, /pʰ/, /b/, and /m/: to develop into /f/, /fʰ/, /v/, and /ʋ/ (or further into /f/, /w/, etc).

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Meanings

verbdentilabialize (third-person singular simple present dentilabializes, present participle dentilabializing, simple past and past participle dentilabialized)

present singular third person dentilabializes · participle present dentilabializing · participle past dentilabialized · past dentilabialized · alternative dentilabialise

  1. human sciencesOf Middle Chinese initial consonants /p/, /pʰ/, /b/, and /m/: to develop into /f/, /fʰ/, /v/, and /ʋ/ (or further into /f/, /w/, etc).

Origin

From dentilabial + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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