delabialize: Meaning and Definition of

de•la•bi•al•ize

Pronunciation: (dē-lā'bē-u-līz"), [key]
— v., -ized, -iz•ing.
—v.t.
  1. to deprive (a sound) of labial character, as in unrounding a vowel.
—v.i.
  1. (of a speech sound) to lose its labial character.
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