depalatalise

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A form of depalatalize — To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.

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Meanings

verbdepalatalise (third-person singular simple present depalatalises, present participle depalatalising, simple past and past participle depalatalised)

present singular third person depalatalises · participle present depalatalising · participle past depalatalised · past depalatalised

  1. CommonwealthalternativeAlternative spelling of depalatalize.

Origin

From de- + palatalise.

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APA

depalatalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalise

MLA

“depalatalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depalatalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalise.

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