labialize

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labialize

/ˈleɪ.bi.ə.laɪz/ UK
/ˈleɪ.bi.əˌlaɪz/ Canada, US
/ˈlæɪ.bi.ə.lɑez/ Australia
[ˈlæɪ̯.bi.ə.lɑe̯z] New Zealand

Where it comes from

labial (from Latin labium (“lip”)) + -ize (“causative suffix”)

verb labializes · labializing · labialized

transitive To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

Opposite: delabialize, palatalize

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verb

Opposite: delabialize, palatalize

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verb make a sound labial

Español	labializar
Português	labializar
Français	labialiser
Deutsch	labialisieren
Ελληνικά	χειλικοποιώ cheilikopoió
Русский	лабиализова́ть labializovátʹ, огубить ogubít', огублять ogublját'

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Chicago

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@misc{labialize_2026,
  title = {labialize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/labialize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}