delabialize
verb
de·la·bi·al·ize ˌdē-ˈlā-bē-ə-ˌlīz 
delabializing; delabialized; delabializes
transitive verb
: to pronounce (a speech sound) without lip rounding : to remove lip rounding from (a speech sound)
delabialization
ˌdē-ˌlā-bē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən
noun plural delabializations
Word History
Etymology
de- + labial entry 1 + -ize
First Known Use
circa 1876, in the meaning defined above
- desmolytic
- Desmoncus
- desmoneme
- Desmoscolex
- desmose
- desmosomal
- desmosome
- desmosomes
- Desmospongia
- desmospongiae
- desmotrope
- Amphibolips
- amphibolipses
- amphibolite
- amphibolites
- amphibolitize
- amphibolization
- amphibological
- amphibologically
- amphibologies
- amphibology
- amphibolous
- amphiboly
- amphibrach
- amphibrachic