iotize

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/ˈaɪətaɪz/

verb

To precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".

Similar
iotate
OriginAncient Greek ἰωτίζω →
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Meanings

verbiotize (third-person singular simple present iotizes, present participle iotizing, simple past and past participle iotized)

present singular third person iotizes · participle present iotizing · participle past iotized · past iotized · alternative iotise

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".

    Synonyms: iotate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo precede a spoken vowel sound with a "y" sound, as the u in "pure" and "cute".

Similar
iotate

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἰωτίζω“I write with an iota”
  2. Englishiotize

1854 pre-iotized, 1874 iotization, iotized, 1890 iotised, 1906 iotise. Adapted from Ancient Greek ἰωτίζω (iōtízō, “I write with an iota”). Compare iota.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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