Meanings
verbdepalatalize (third-person singular simple present depalatalizes, present participle depalatalizing, simple past and past participle depalatalized)
present singular third person depalatalizes · participle present depalatalizing · participle past depalatalized · past depalatalized · alternative Commonwealth depalatalise
- transitivehuman sciencesTo modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.
- intransitivehuman sciencesTo be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Old Frenchpalat
- Middle Englishpalate
- Englishpalate
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpalatal
- Englishpalatalize
- Englishdepalatalize
From de- + palatalize.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
depalatalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalize
MLA
“depalatalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depalatalize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depalatalize.
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