DIPHTHONGIZE


Meaning of DIPHTHONGIZE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ(g)īz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

intransitive verb

of a simple vowel : to change into a diphthong

transitive verb

: to pronounce as a diphthong

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