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Definition of palatalize:

°(linguistics) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
"Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature"."
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Definition of palatalize:

°(linguistics) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
"Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature"."

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