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Palatalized vs Palatalize - What's the difference?

palatalized | palatalize |

As verbs the difference between palatalized and palatalize

is that palatalized is (palatalize) while palatalize is (linguistics) to pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

As an adjective palatalized

is .

palatalized

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (palatalize)

    • palatalize

    English

    Verb

    (palataliz)
  • (linguistics) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
    • Most English speakers palatalize the letter ''t'' in the word "nature".

    Related terms

    * palatalization