palatalise

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A form of palatalize — To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

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Meanings

verbpalatalise (third-person singular simple present palatalises, present participle palatalising, simple past and past participle palatalised)

present singular third person palatalises · participle present palatalising · participle past palatalised · past palatalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of palatalize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate

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palatalize
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pronouncearticulateenounce
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palatalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From palatal + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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