Definitions for: Diphthongize


[v] change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"



Webster (1913) Definition: Diph"thong*ize, v. t. & i.
To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a
simple vowel. ``The diphthongized long vowels.'' --H. Sweet.

Synonyms: diphthongise

See Also: break, change, shift, switch

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