Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To articulate (a sound) by retracting the back of the tongue toward the soft palate.
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- verb linguistics to raise the back of the tongue toward the
velum while articulating another consonant.
Etymologies
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From velar + -ize.
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