verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To spell by phonetic script. transitive

   "He phoneticizes his given name, Ippolito, into Tibetan."

2. 2
   To change (spelling) so that it is more phonetic (transparent; see Orthographic depth). transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

phonetize

Example

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"He phoneticizes his given name, Ippolito, into Tibetan."

Etymology

From phonetic + -ize.

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