Definition of diphthongize Diphthongize
diph•thong•ize
We found 5 definitions of diphthongize from 4 different sources.
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What does diphthongize mean?
WordNet
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| diphthongize - change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" | ||
| diphthongise | ||
| switch, change, shift make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | ||
| break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- diphthongize (Verb)
To change to a diphthong as by inserting or removing a vowel. - diphthongize (Verb)
To become a diphthong.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- diphthongize (v. t. & i.)
To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.
Part of speech
🔤- diphthongize, verb, present, 1st person singular of diphthongize (infinitive).
- diphthongize, verb (infinitive).
