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rhotacize

especially British, ·ٲ·

[roh-tuh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

rhotacized, rhotacizing 
  1. to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.

  2. to pronounce (a vowel) with r-color.



verb (used without object)

rhotacized, rhotacizing 
  1. to undergo rhotacism.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • rhotacization noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rhotacize1

First recorded in 1960–65; rhotac(ism) + -ize

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