diphthongize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *diphthongize*:
VERB	communication	diphthongize, diphthongise	change from a simple vowel to a diphthong

English > *diphthongize*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	change from a simple vowel to a diphthong.
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

HyperDic: diphthongize