monophthongise

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A form of monophthongize — To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel).

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Meanings

verbmonophthongise (third-person singular simple present monophthongises, present participle monophthongising, simple past and past participle monophthongised)

present singular third person monophthongises · participle present monophthongising · participle past monophthongised · past monophthongised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of monophthongize.

Origin

From monophthong + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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