rhotacize

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rhotacize (third-person singular simple present rhotacizes, present participle rhotacizing, simple past and past participle rhotacized)

  1. To pronounce with an exaggerated 'R' sound (a rhotacism).
  2. (phonology) To change a consonant to an 'R' sound under certain circumstances.