diphthongize
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diph·thong·ize
(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.
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diphthongize
(ˈdɪfθɒŋˌaɪz; -ˌɡaɪz; ˈdɪp-) ordiphthongise
vb
(Phonetics & Phonology) (often passive) to make (a simple vowel) into a diphthong
ˌdiphthongiˈzation, ˌdiphthongiˈsation n
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diph•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.
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diphthongize
Past participle: diphthongized
Gerund: diphthongizing
| Imperative |
|---|
| diphthongize |
| diphthongize |
| Present |
|---|
| I diphthongize |
| you diphthongize |
| he/she/it diphthongizes |
| we diphthongize |
| you diphthongize |
| they diphthongize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I diphthongized |
| you diphthongized |
| he/she/it diphthongized |
| we diphthongized |
| you diphthongized |
| they diphthongized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am diphthongizing |
| you are diphthongizing |
| he/she/it is diphthongizing |
| we are diphthongizing |
| you are diphthongizing |
| they are diphthongizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have diphthongized |
| you have diphthongized |
| he/she/it has diphthongized |
| we have diphthongized |
| you have diphthongized |
| they have diphthongized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was diphthongizing |
| you were diphthongizing |
| he/she/it was diphthongizing |
| we were diphthongizing |
| you were diphthongizing |
| they were diphthongizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had diphthongized |
| you had diphthongized |
| he/she/it had diphthongized |
| we had diphthongized |
| you had diphthongized |
| they had diphthongized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will diphthongize |
| you will diphthongize |
| he/she/it will diphthongize |
| we will diphthongize |
| you will diphthongize |
| they will diphthongize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| I would diphthongize |
| you would diphthongize |
| he/she/it would diphthongize |
| we would diphthongize |
| you would diphthongize |
| they would diphthongize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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 |
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Verb 1. diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"
switch, 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"
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diphthongize
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