monophthongize

== English == === Alternative forms === monophthongise === Etymology === From monophthong +‎ -ize. === Verb === monophthongize (third-person singular simple present monophthongizes, present participle monophthongizing, simple past and past participle monophthongized) (transitive, phonetics) To change to a monophthong (as by removing a vowel). (intransitive, phonetics) To become a monophthong. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====