diph|thong|ize

diph|thong|ize
diph|thong|ize «DIHP thng yz, -gyz; DIHF-; -thong-», verb, -ized, -iz|ing.
–v.t.
to change (a vowel or vowels) into a diphthong.
–v.i.
to become a diphthong.

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