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diphthongize
especially British, 徱·ٳDzԲ·
[dif-thawng-ahyz, -gahyz, -thong-, dip-]
verb (used without object)
diphthongized, diphthongizing
to become a diphthong.
diphthongize
/ ˈdɪp-, -ˌɡaɪz, ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz /
verb
(often passive) to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong
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Other Word Forms
- diphthongization noun
- ˌ徱ٳDzԲˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diphthongize1
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Example Sentences
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His O vowel is less diphthongized than most American speech, and he tends to avoid contractions.
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In the same way what we call "long a" is a short-e sound diphthongized.
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The new ü did not long hold its own; it became diphthongized to iu and was amalgamated with the native iw of words like new and slew.
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