denasalize

/ˌdɛnəˈsaɪz/

Definitions

1. verb

to remove or reduce the nasal quality of a sound or voice; to make something sound less nasal

“The singer had to denasalize her tone to fit the opera’s requirements.”

2. verb

to eliminate or reduce the nasalization of a language or dialect

“The linguist worked to denasalize the local dialect to make it more widely intelligible.”

Synonyms

  • de-nasalise
  • de-nasalize
  • des nasalize

Antonyms

  • nasalize
  • over-nasalize