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diphthongizeenUK
diph·thong·ize D0238400 (dĭf′thông-īz′, -thŏng-, dĭp′-)tr. & intr.v. diph·thong·ized, diph·thong·iz·ing, diph·thong·iz·es To pronounce as or become a diphthong.
diph′thong·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.diphthongize (ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz; -ˌɡaɪz; ˈdɪp-) or diphthongisevb (Phonetics & Phonology) (often passive) to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong ˌdiphthongiˈzation, ˌdiphthongiˈsation ndiph•thong•ize (ˈdɪf θɔŋˌaɪz, -ˌgaɪz, -θɒŋ-, ˈdɪp-)
v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to change into or pronounce as a diphthong. v.i. 2. to become a diphthong. [1865–70] diph`thong•i•za′tion, n. diphthongize
Past participle: diphthongized
Gerund: diphthongizing
| Imperative |
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| diphthongize | | diphthongize |
| Present |
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| I diphthongize | | you diphthongize | | he/she/it diphthongizes | | we diphthongize | | you diphthongize | | they diphthongize |
| Preterite |
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| I diphthongized | | you diphthongized | | he/she/it diphthongized | | we diphthongized | | you diphthongized | | they diphthongized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am diphthongizing | | you are diphthongizing | | he/she/it is diphthongizing | | we are diphthongizing | | you are diphthongizing | | they are diphthongizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have diphthongized | | you have diphthongized | | he/she/it has diphthongized | | we have diphthongized | | you have diphthongized | | they have diphthongized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was diphthongizing | | you were diphthongizing | | he/she/it was diphthongizing | | we were diphthongizing | | you were diphthongizing | | they were diphthongizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had diphthongized | | you had diphthongized | | he/she/it had diphthongized | | we had diphthongized | | you had diphthongized | | they had diphthongized |
| Future |
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| I will diphthongize | | you will diphthongize | | he/she/it will diphthongize | | we will diphthongize | | you will diphthongize | | they will diphthongize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have diphthongized | | you will have diphthongized | | he/she/it will have diphthongized | | we will have diphthongized | | you will have diphthongized | | they will have diphthongized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be diphthongizing | | you will be diphthongizing | | he/she/it will be diphthongizing | | we will be diphthongizing | | you will be diphthongizing | | they will be diphthongizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been diphthongizing | | you have been diphthongizing | | he/she/it has been diphthongizing | | we have been diphthongizing | | you have been diphthongizing | | they have been diphthongizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been diphthongizing | | you will have been diphthongizing | | he/she/it will have been diphthongizing | | we will have been diphthongizing | | you will have been diphthongizing | | they will have been diphthongizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been diphthongizing | | you had been diphthongizing | | he/she/it had been diphthongizing | | we had been diphthongizing | | you had been diphthongizing | | they had been diphthongizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would diphthongize | | you would diphthongize | | he/she/it would diphthongize | | we would diphthongize | | you would diphthongize | | they would diphthongize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have diphthongized | | you would have diphthongized | | he/she/it would have diphthongized | | we would have diphthongized | | you would have diphthongized | | they would have diphthongized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"diphthongiseswitch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"break - undergo breaking; "The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages" |
TranslationsdiphthongizeenUK
Related to diphthongize: Rising diphthongSynonyms for diphthongizeverb change from a simple vowel to a diphthongSynonymsRelated Words |