Meanings
verbphonemize (third-person singular simple present phonemizes, present participle phonemizing, simple past and past participle phonemized)
present singular third person phonemizes · participle present phonemizing · participle past phonemized · past phonemized
- To make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.
It is quite natural to phonemize /[…]/, because now there obtains an iconic relation between /[…]/ and its "realization" "—r". It […] would be awkward to phonemize /[…]/ and to regard [[…]] as […]
1982, Martti Nyman, Relational and Reconstructive Aspects of Grammatical Systematization: Data-oriented Studies
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phonemize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemize
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“phonemize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonemize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonemize.
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