phoneticize

== English == === Etymology === From phonetic +‎ -ize. === Verb === phoneticize (third-person singular simple present phoneticizes, present participle phoneticizing, simple past and past participle phoneticized) (transitive) To spell by phonetic script. Synonym: phonetize (transitive) To change (spelling) so that it is more phonetic (transparent) (see Orthographic depth). ==== Derived terms ==== phoneticization ==== See also ==== spelling reform