ˌkän(t)səˈnant ə lˌīz verb
also con·so·nant·ize ˈkän(t)sənənˌtīz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
: to change into or articulate as a consonant (as when the ē in piteous is pronounced y rather than ē
intransitive verb
: to change a vowel to a consonant
the tendency to consonantalize