lenite

lenite
le·nite (lə-nītʹ) v. le·nit·ed, le·nit·ing, le·nites v. intr.
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).
v. tr.
To cause (a consonant sound) to lenite.
  le·niʹtion (-nĭshʹən) n.

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