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lenite

[ luh-nahyt ]

verb (used without object)

, le·nit·ed, le·nit·ing.
  1. to undergo lenition; be pronounced with weakened articulation, as when the consonant sound p changes to b, b to v, or v to w.


verb (used with object)

, le·nit·ed, le·nit·ing.
  1. to cause (a consonant sound) to lenite.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lenite1

First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from lenition

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