de·voice
Audio Help [dee-vois] Pronunciation Key verb, -voiced, -voic·ing. Phonetics
Audio Help [dee-vois] Pronunciation Key verb, -voiced, -voic·ing. Phonetics –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to pronounce (an ordinarily voiced speech sound) without vibration of the vocal cords; make voiceless. |
| 2. | to devoice a speech sound. |
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tr.v. de·voiced, de·voic·ing, de·voic·es To pronounce (a normally voiced sound) without vibration of the vocal chords so as to make it wholly or partly voiceless. |
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| devoice | |
verb | |
| utter with tense vocal chords [ant: sound] |
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