Meanings
verbphonemicize (third-person singular simple present phonemicizes, present participle phonemicizing, simple past and past participle phonemicized)
present singular third person phonemicizes · participle present phonemicizing · participle past phonemicized · past phonemicized
- transitivehuman sciencesTo represent as a phoneme or series of phonemes.
- intransitivehuman sciencesTo become phonemic as opposed to allophonic.
Origin
Translations
Polish fonemizować, sfonemizować
- fonemizowaćto become phonemic
- sfonemizowaćto become phonemic
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APA
phonemicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemicize
MLA
“phonemicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonemicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemicize.
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