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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Lenite" Definition
verb-transitive
To cause (a consonant sound) to lenite.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To undergo an increase in sonority or become lenis. Said of consonant sounds, as when (p) changes to (b), (b) to (v), or (v) to (w).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary