Depalatalize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized. transitive
  2. 2
    To be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized. intransitive

Etymology

From de- + palatalize.

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