epenthesize

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verb

To modify by epenthesis.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

verbepenthesize (third-person singular simple present epenthesizes, present participle epenthesizing, simple past and past participle epenthesized)

present singular third person epenthesizes · participle present epenthesizing · participle past epenthesized · past epenthesized

  1. transitiveTo modify by epenthesis.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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