sonorize

verb

son·​o·​rize

-ed/-ing/-s

: voice

—used especially of intervocalic consonants in Italian

Word History

Etymology

Italian sonorizzare, from sonoro sonorous, voiced (from Latin sonorus sonorous) + -izzare -ize

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