unpalatalize

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verb

To depalatalize; to make or become not palatal.

OriginEnglish palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate →
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Meanings

verbunpalatalize (third-person singular simple present unpalatalizes, present participle unpalatalizing, simple past and past participle unpalatalized)

present singular third person unpalatalizes · participle present unpalatalizing · participle past unpalatalized · past unpalatalized

  1. To depalatalize; to make or become not palatal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  12. Latinpalātum
  13. Old Frenchpalat
  14. Middle Englishpalate
  15. Englishpalate
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishpalatal
  19. Englishunpalatalize

From un- + palatal + -ize.

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APA

unpalatalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpalatalize

MLA

“unpalatalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpalatalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpalatalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpalatalize.

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