(anatomy) Pertaining to the palate. / (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. / (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.

(phonetics) A palatal consonant.

(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of palatalize

present participle of palatalize

Alternative form of palatalised

simple past tense and past participle of palatalize

plural of palatal

plural of palatalization