Nasalize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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