verb Download 🔗Share To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool. Examples : "To pronounce "pool" correctly, you must velarize the "l" sound, raising the back of your tongue towards the soft palate. " phonetics linguistics language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To replace a (usually more front) consonant with a velar. Examples : "In several dialects of Central German, the cluster -nd- has been velarized to -ng-." phonetics linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading