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Webster 1913 Edition
Devocalize
De-vo′cal-ize
,Verb.
T.
To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
– De-voˊcal-i-za′tion
, 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)
- (transitive) To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
- If we take a high vowel […] and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss […] — H. Sweet.
- (transitive) To reduce the volume of the vocalizations of (an animal) by surgically removing tissue from its vocal cords.