labialize

English

Etymology

labial (from Latin labium (“lip”)) +‎ -ize (“causative suffix”)

Verb

labialize (third-person singular simple present labializes, present participle labializing, simple past and past participle labialized)

  1. (transitive) To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

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