Anagrams of: MONOPHTHONGISE

• A vowel (in the sense of a sound rather than a letter of the alphabet) that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation, such as the short vowels in "pap", "pep", "pip", "pop" and "pup", as opposed to a diphthong (eg, /aɪ/, the vowel in "pipe") or a triphthong (eg, /aɪə/, the sound in the non-rhotic pronunciation of "pyre").

• the same pronunciation for words of different origins

• part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)

• two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

• two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)

• music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)

• A kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• become smooth