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单词 nasillate
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nasillatev.

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French nasiller , -ate suffix3.
Etymology: < French nasiller (1680; < classical Latin nāsus nose (see nase n.) + French -iller, frequentative suffix) + -ate suffix3. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (nēi·zileit) /ˈneɪzɪleɪt/.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To speak through the nose or in a nasal manner.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > speak nasally
to speak through (also in) the (or one's) nose1598
twang1615
snafflea1635
snuffle1634
snoach1844
nasillate1859
snifter1880
1859 [implied in: W. White Northumberland & Border 464 I sang Yankee Doodle with appropriate nasillation. (at nasillation n.)].
1863 W. White Jrnl. 5 Oct. (1898) 186 Maury..does not nasillate in speaking.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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