Meanings
verbnasalize (third-person singular simple present nasalizes, present participle nasalizing, simple past and past participle nasalized)
present singular third person nasalizes · participle present nasalizing · participle past nasalized · past nasalized · alternative nasalise
- human sciencesTo lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan nasalitzar
- nasalitzarallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Esperanto nazaligi
- nazaligispeak through the nose
French nasaliser
- nasaliserallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
German nasalieren
- nasalierenallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Korean 비음화(鼻音化)하다
- 비음화(鼻音化)하다 (bieumhwahada)allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Latvian nazalizēt
- nazalizētallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Romanian nazaliza
- nazalizaspeak through the nose
Spanish nasalizar
- nasalizarallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Swedish nasalera, nasalera
- nasaleraspeak through the nose
- nasaleraallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
Urdu غُنَّہ کَرْنا
- غُنَّہ کَرْنا (ġunna karnā)speak through the nose
Vietnamese mũi hoá
- mũi hoáallow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound
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Cite this entry
APA
nasalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasalize
MLA
“nasalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasalize.
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