nasalize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb speak nasally or through the nose
    nasalise.
    • In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize
  2. verb pronounce with a lowered velum
    nasalise.
    • She nasalizes all her vowels

WordNet


Na"sal*ize transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Nasalized ; present participle & verbal noun Nasalizing
Definitions
  1. To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.
Na"sal*ize transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.

Webster 1913