Denasalize

//diːˈneɪzəlaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel. transitive

    "Thus, whining is nasalized, a bad cold denasalizes speech."

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"Thus, whining is nasalized, a bad cold denasalizes speech."

Etymology

From de- + nasalize.

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