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rhotacize
rhotacize
English
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Verb
rhotacize (third-person singular simple present rhotacizes, present participle rhotacizing, simple past and past participle rhotacized)
- To pronounce with an exaggerated 'R' sound (a rhotacism).
- (linguistics) The change of a consonant to an 'R' in certain circumstances.