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    NASALISE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they nasalise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it nasalises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: nasalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: nasalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: nasalising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pronounce with a lowered velumplay

    Example:

    She nasalizes all her vowels

    Synonyms:

    nasalise; nasalize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "nasalise" is one way to...):

    articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

    Verb group:

    nasalise; nasalize (speak nasally or through the nose)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    nasalisation (the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Speak nasally or through the noseplay

    Example:

    In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize

    Synonyms:

    nasalise; nasalize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "nasalise" is one way to...):

    articulate; enounce; enunciate; pronounce; say; sound out (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)

    Verb group:

    nasalise; nasalize (pronounce with a lowered velum)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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