dentalizev.
/ˈdɛntl̩ʌɪz/, /ˈdɛntəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈdɛn(t)lˌaɪz/ transitive. To make dental, change into a dental sound.
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dentalize1861
1861 F. Hall in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1861 (1862) 30 336 The element śrí..was probably lengthened and dentalized.
1875 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 20 116/2 The letters d, n, and t, where lingual, were, we surmise, first dentalized.
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dentaliˈzation n.
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dentalization1876
1876 T. Le M. Douse Grimm's Law §55. 135 Cases of dentalization.
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