consonantalize

verb

con·​so·​nan·​tal·​ize

ˌkän(t)səˈnantᵊlˌīz

variants or less commonly consonantize

ˈkän(t)sənənˌtīz

-ed/-ing/-s

transitive verb

: to change into or articulate as a consonant (as when the ē in piteous is pronounced \y\ rather than \ē\)

intransitive verb

: to change a vowel to a consonant

the tendency to consonantalize

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