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Verb: diphthongize  'dif,thóng,Iz or 'dip,thóng,Iz
  1. Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong
    "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic";
    - diphthongise [Brit]

Derived forms: diphthongizes, diphthongizing, diphthongized

Type of: change, shift, switch

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diphasic
diphenhydramine
diphenyl
diphenylbutyl piperidine
diphenylhydantoin
diphtheria
diphtheritic
diphthong
diphthongal
diphthongise
diphthongize
diphycercal
Diphylla
Diphylla ecaudata
Dipladenia
Dipladenia boliviensis
Diplazium pycnocarpon
diplegia
diplo-
diplococcus
Diplococcus pneumoniae