oxytonize

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verb

To make a word oxytone by dropping the main stress on the final syllable

Scrabble 28

Meanings

verboxytonize (third-person singular simple present oxytonizes, present participle oxytonizing, simple past and past participle oxytonized)

present singular third person oxytonizes · participle present oxytonizing · participle past oxytonized · past oxytonized

  1. To make a word oxytone by dropping the main stress on the final syllable

Origin

Translations

German (oxytoned) oxytoniert
  • (oxytoned) oxytoniert (oxytonirt)Translations
Italian ossitonizzare
  • ossitonizzareTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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