spirantize

English

Etymology

From spirant +‎ -ize.

Verb

spirantize (third-person singular simple present spirantizes, present participle spirantizing, simple past and past participle spirantized)

1. (phonetics) To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound.

Related terms

• spirantization
• unspirantized

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: espirantizar