phonemicize

English

Etymology

From phonemic +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈniːmɪsaɪz/, /fəʊˈniːmɪsaɪz/

Verb

phonemicize (third-person singular simple present phonemicizes, present participle phonemicizing, simple past and past participle phonemicized)

1. (transitive, linguistics) To represent as a phoneme or series of phonemes.
2. (intransitive, linguistics) To become phonemic as opposed to allophonic.