Associations to the word «Diphthongize»

Wiktionary

DIPHTHONGIZE, verb. (transitive) (phonetics) to change to a diphthong (as by inserting or removing a vowel)
DIPHTHONGIZE, verb. (intransitive) (phonetics) to become a diphthong

Dictionary definition

DIPHTHONGIZE, verb. Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke