Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Diminutivize

👉 The term "diminutivize" is a term used in linguistics to describe the process of reducing a word or phrase by removing all its consonants. This can be done either by changing the initial letter to a different vowel, or by simply substituting one or more vowels for the consonant that was present before the initial letter. For example, if you wanted to change the initial "e" in "apple" into "ampl", you would do the following: ``

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