palatize

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Palatize \Pal"a*tize\, v. t.
   To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;
   to palatalize; as, to palatize a letter or sound. --
   {Pal`a*ti*za"tion}, n. --J. Peile.
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