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devocalize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē vō′kə līz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•vo•cal•ize  (dē vō′kə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. [Phonet.]
  1. Phoneticsto devoice.
  2. Phoneticsto convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•vo′cal•ise′. 
  • de- + vocalize 1875–80
de•vo′cal•i•za′tion, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•voice  (dē vois′),USA pronunciation v., -voiced, -voic•ing. [Phonet.]
v.t. 
  1. Phoneticsto pronounce (an ordinarily voiced speech sound) without vibration of the vocal cords;
    make voiceless.

v.i. 
  1. Phoneticsto devoice a speech sound.
Also, unvoice. 
  • de- + voice 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
devoice /diːˈvɔɪs/, devocalize, devocalise /diːˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to make (a voiced speech sound) voiceless
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