palatalized

US: (pal′ə tl īzd′)

From the verb palatalize: (⇒ conjugate)

palatalized is: ⓘ

v past (US & UK)

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pal•a•tal•ized  (pal′ə tl īzd′), adj. 

1. Phonetics pronounced with secondary palatal articulation.

• palatalize + -ed² 1865–70

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pal•a•tal•ize  (pal′ə tl īz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. [Phonet.]
v.t. 

1. Phonetics to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.

v.i. 
2. Phonetics (of a consonant) to undergo palatalization.
Also, esp. Brit., pal′a•tal•ise′. 
• palatal + -ize 1865–70
pal′a•tal•i•za′tion, n. 

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palatalize, palatalise / ˈpælətəˌlaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to pronounce (a speech sound) with the blade of the tongue touching the palate

ˌpalataliˈzation, ˌpalataliˈsation noun