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 : "In the word "pool," you velarize the "l" by raising the back of your tongue toward the soft palate (velum). " phonetics language linguistics 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