devocalize

 [dee-voh-kuh-lahyz]  

de·vo·cal·ize

   [dee-voh-kuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), de·vo·cal·ized, de·vo·cal·iz·ing. Phonetics.
1.
to devoice.
2.
to convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.
Also, especially British, de·vo·cal·ise.

Origin:
1875–80; de- + vocalize

Related forms
de·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
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Devocalize is always a great word to know.
So is uvular. Does it mean:
articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the soft palate
articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula
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devoice, devocalize or devocalise (diːˈvɔɪs, diːˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz)
 
—vb
(tr) phonetics to make (a voiced speech sound) voiceless
 
devocalize, devocalize or devocalise
 
—vb
 
devocalise, devocalize or devocalise
 
—vb

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