What does velarize mean?
verb
To pronounce or utter with a velar sound, or to make something have a velar sound. In phonetics, to change a sound so that it is pronounced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate.
Example
"The linguist velarized the sound in the word 'kite' to show how it could be pronounced with a velar sound."
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