nasalize

3 definitions found

nasalize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nasalize \Na"sal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nasalized; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Nasalizing.]
     To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.
     [1913 Webster]

  Nasalize \Na"sal*ize\, v. t.
     To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak
     through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

nasalize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nasalize
      v 1: speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the
           country, people tend to nasalize" [syn: nasalize,
           nasalise]
      2: pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her
         vowels" [syn: nasalize, nasalise]