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

Derived forms: palatalising, palatalised, palatalises

Type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

Encyclopedia: Palatalise