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Devocalize

De-vo′cal-ize

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Verb.
T.
To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
De-voˊcal-i-za′tion
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Noun.
If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and
devocalize
it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh).
H. Sweet.

Definition 2024


devocalize

devocalize

English

Verb

devocalize (third-person singular simple present devocalizes, present participle devocalizing, simple past and past participle devocalized)

  1. (transitive) To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
    If we take a high vowel [] and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss [] H. Sweet.
  2. (transitive) To reduce the volume of the vocalizations of (an animal) by surgically removing tissue from its vocal cords.

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