| VERB | communication | diphthongize, diphthongise | change from a simple vowel to a diphthong |
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| Meaning | change from a simple vowel to a diphthong. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" | |
| Synonym | diphthongise | |
| Narrower | break | Undergo breaking |
| Broader | switch, shift, change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
| Spanish | convertirse en diptongo, diptonguizar | |
| Nouns | diphthong | a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another |
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