fricativise

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verb

To make or become fricative.

Similar
fricate
OriginEnglish fricative ← New Latin fricatīvus ← Latin fricātus →
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Meanings

verbfricativise (third-person singular simple present fricativises, present participle fricativising, simple past and past participle fricativised)

present singular third person fricativises · participle present fricativising · participle past fricativised · past fricativised · alternative fricativize

  1. To make or become fricative.

    Synonyms: fricate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make or become fricative.

Similar
fricate
Also see
fricate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
  3. Proto-Italic*frios
  4. Latinfriō
  5. Latinfricō
  6. Latinfrictus
  7. Latinfricātus
  8. New Latinfricatīvus
  9. Englishfricative
  10. Englishfricativise

From fricative + -ise.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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