ve·lar·ize (vē′lə-rīz′) tr.v. ve·lar·ized ,
ve·lar·iz·ing ,
ve·lar·iz·es To articulate (a sound) by retracting the back of the tongue toward the soft palate.
ve′lar·i·za′tion (-lər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
velarize (ˈviːləˌraɪz ) or velarise vb (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr ) phonetics to pronounce or supplement the pronunciation of (a speech sound) with articulation at the soft palate, as in dark (l) in English tall
ˌvelariˈzation , ˌvelariˈsation n
ve•lar•ize (ˈvi ləˌraɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to articulate (a sound) with the back of the tongue raised toward the soft palate, as in the dark l -sound of full.
[1930–35]
ve`lar•i•za′tion, n.
velarize Past participle: velarizedGerund: velarizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative velarize velarize
Present I velarize you velarize he/she/it velarizes we velarize you velarize they velarize
Preterite I velarized you velarized he/she/it velarized we velarized you velarized they velarized
Present Continuous I am velarizing you are velarizing he/she/it is velarizing we are velarizing you are velarizing they are velarizing
Present Perfect I have velarized you have velarized he/she/it has velarized we have velarized you have velarized they have velarized
Past Continuous I was velarizing you were velarizing he/she/it was velarizing we were velarizing you were velarizing they were velarizing
Past Perfect I had velarized you had velarized he/she/it had velarized we had velarized you had velarized they had velarized
Future I will velarize you will velarize he/she/it will velarize we will velarize you will velarize they will velarize
Future Perfect I will have velarized you will have velarized he/she/it will have velarized we will have velarized you will have velarized they will have velarized
Future Continuous I will be velarizing you will be velarizing he/she/it will be velarizing we will be velarizing you will be velarizing they will be velarizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been velarizing you have been velarizing he/she/it has been velarizing we have been velarizing you have been velarizing they have been velarizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been velarizing you will have been velarizing he/she/it will have been velarizing we will have been velarizing you will have been velarizing they will have been velarizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been velarizing you had been velarizing he/she/it had been velarizing we had been velarizing you had been velarizing they had been velarizing
Conditional I would velarize you would velarize he/she/it would velarize we would velarize you would velarize they would velarize
Past Conditional I would have velarized you would have velarized he/she/it would have velarized we would have velarized you would have velarized they would have velarized