Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nasalize

2 senses of nasalize

Sense 1
nasalize, nasalise -- (speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize")
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")

Sense 2
nasalize, nasalise -- (pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels")
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")

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