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Verb: nasalize  'ney-zu,lIz
  1. Pronounce with a lowered velum
    "She nasalizes all her vowels";
    - nasalise [Brit]
     
  2. Speak nasally or through the nose
    "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize";
    - nasalise [Brit]

Derived forms: nasalizes, nasalizing, nasalized

Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

Encyclopedia: Nasalize