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labialize, v. Phonetics.|ˈleɪbɪəlaɪz|
[f. labial + -ize.]
trans. To render (a sound) labial in character; to ‘round’ (a vowel). Also absol. Hence ˈlabialized ppl. a.
1867A. J. Ellis E.E. Pronunc. i. iii. §3. 160 Round or Labialised Vowels. Ibid. 162 That (u) is almost (ə) labialized or rounded. Ibid. 163 By merely neglecting to labialise, (u, u) are converted into (œ, ɒ). 1874Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds 74 The i has been gutturalized and labialized into u by l. 1876T. Le M. Douse Grimm's Law §57. 140 The labialized K's.
Hence labialiˈzation, the action of labializing or the condition of being labialized; ‘rounding’ of a vowel).
1867A. J. Ellis E.E. Pronunc. i. iii. 74 The vowels differ by the important distinction of labialisation. 1877Sweet Primer Phonetics §36. 13 Rounding,..a contraction of the mouth cavity by lateral compression of the cheek passage and narrowing of the lip aperture, whence the older name labialization. |