| 单词 | monophthongize |
| 释义 | monophthongize in British English or monophthongise (ˈmɒnəfθɒŋˌɡaɪz) verb to turn (a vowel sound) into a monophthong monophthongize in American English (ˈmɑnəfθɔŋˌaiz, -ˌɡaiz, -θɑŋ-) (verb -ized, -izing) Phonetics transitive verb 1. to change into or pronounce as a monophthong intransitive verb Also esp Brit monophthongise2. to become a monophthong Derived forms monophthongization noun Word origin [1875–80; monophthong + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, hat trick, knockabout, musical chairs, overdraft-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize) |
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