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Delabialize

//diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make into a non-labial sound. transitive

    "the resulting labial vowels were soon delabialized into e and ē."

  2. 2
    To become a non-labial sound. intransitive

    "/gw/ may delabialize to /g/."

Etymology

From de- + labialize.

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