Meanings
verbpalatize (third-person singular simple present palatizes, present participle palatizing, simple past and past participle palatized)
present singular third person palatizes · participle present palatizing · participle past palatized · past palatized · alternative palatise
- Synonym of palatalize.
Synonyms: palatalize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of palatalize.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Old Frenchpalat
- Middle Englishpalate
- Englishpalate
- Englishpalatize
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
palatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatize
MLA
“palatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatize.
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