phoneticize

English

Etymology

From phonetic +‎ -ize.

Verb

phoneticize (third-person singular simple present phoneticizes, present participle phoneticizing, simple past and past participle phoneticized)

1. (transitive) To spell by phonetic script.

   Synonym: phonetize

   • 2017, Donald S. Lopez Jr., Dispelling the Darkness:

     He phoneticizes his given name, Ippolito, into Tibetan.