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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

spi•rant•ize v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. [Phonet.]

Phoneticsto change into or pronounce as a spirant.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] spi′rant•ise′.

spirant + -ize 1895–1900

spi′rant•i•za′tion, n.

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