Labialization


[ley-bee-uh-lahyz] /ˈleɪ bi əˌlaɪz/

verb (used with object), labialized, labializing. Phonetics.
1.
to give a character to (a sound), for example, to round (a vowel).
/ˈleɪbɪəˌlaɪz/
verb (transitive)
1.
(phonetics) to pronounce with articulation involving rounded lips, such as for (k) before a close back vowel (uː) as in English cool

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