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      palatalize
      verb
      pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
      Roots
      palatumpalat- · Latin · palatealis-al · Latin · pertaining toizein-ize · Greek · to make
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      The word palatalize breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: palat, from Latin palatum (“palate”); -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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