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phoneticize

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Etymology

From phonetic + -ize.

Verb

phoneticize (third-person singular simple present phoneticizes, present participle phoneticizing, simple past and past participle phoneticized)

  1. (transitive) To spell by phonetic script.
    Synonym: phonetize
    • 2017, Donald S. Lopez Jr., Dispelling the Darkness:
      He phoneticizes his given name, Ippolito, into Tibetan.
  2. (transitive) To change (spelling) so that it is more phonetic (transparent; see Orthographic depth).
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