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Verb: palatalize  'pa-li-tu,lIz
  1. Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
    "It's difficult for me to palatalize the 'B' when no vowel follows";
    - palatalise [Brit]

Derived forms: palatalizing, palatalizes, palatalized

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

Encyclopedia: Palatalize