devocalize
[ dee-voh-kuh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object),de·vo·cal·ized, de·vo·cal·iz·ing.Phonetics.
to convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.
Origin of devocalize
1- Also especially British, de·vo·cal·ise .
Other words from devocalize
- de·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
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