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ˈvowelize, v.
[f. as prec. + -ize.]
1. trans. To modify or produce by means of vowel-sounds. Hence ˈvowelized ppl. a.
1816J. Gilchrist Philos. Etym. 59 The vowelized softness of Greek, Italian, French,..proceeds from the same cause.
2. To render vocalic. In quot. absol.
1867A. M. Bell Visible Sp. 87 Then vowelize or expand and tensify the configuration to remove the friction of the breath.
3. To supply with vowel-points or signs representing vowels.
1883American VI. 314 ‘Tom Brown's School-Days’ will be immediately issued in the easy reporting style [of shorthand], fully vowelized. |