devoice
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de·voice
(dē-vois′)tr.v. de·voiced, de·voic·ing, de·voic·es
To pronounce (a normally voiced sound) without vibration of the vocal cords so as to make it wholly or partly voiceless.
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devoice
(diːˈvɔɪs) ,devocalize
ordevocalise
vb
(Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics to make (a voiced speech sound) voiceless
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de•voice
(diˈvɔɪs)v. -voiced, -voic•ing. v.t.
1. to pronounce (an ordinarily voiced speech sound) without or with reduced vibration of the vocal cords.
v.i. 2. to devoice a speech sound.
[1930–35]
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devoice
Past participle: devoiced
Gerund: devoicing
| Imperative |
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| devoice |
| devoice |
| Present |
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| I devoice |
| you devoice |
| he/she/it devoices |
| we devoice |
| you devoice |
| they devoice |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I devoiced |
| you devoiced |
| he/she/it devoiced |
| we devoiced |
| you devoiced |
| they devoiced |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am devoicing |
| you are devoicing |
| he/she/it is devoicing |
| we are devoicing |
| you are devoicing |
| they are devoicing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have devoiced |
| you have devoiced |
| he/she/it has devoiced |
| we have devoiced |
| you have devoiced |
| they have devoiced |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was devoicing |
| you were devoicing |
| he/she/it was devoicing |
| we were devoicing |
| you were devoicing |
| they were devoicing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had devoiced |
| you had devoiced |
| he/she/it had devoiced |
| we had devoiced |
| you had devoiced |
| they had devoiced |
| Future |
|---|
| I will devoice |
| you will devoice |
| he/she/it will devoice |
| we will devoice |
| you will devoice |
| they will devoice |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have devoiced |
| you will have devoiced |
| he/she/it will have devoiced |
| we will have devoiced |
| you will have devoiced |
| they will have devoiced |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be devoicing |
| you will be devoicing |
| he/she/it will be devoicing |
| we will be devoicing |
| you will be devoicing |
| they will be devoicing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been devoicing |
| you have been devoicing |
| he/she/it has been devoicing |
| we have been devoicing |
| you have been devoicing |
| they have been devoicing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been devoicing |
| you will have been devoicing |
| he/she/it will have been devoicing |
| we will have been devoicing |
| you will have been devoicing |
| they will have been devoicing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been devoicing |
| you had been devoicing |
| he/she/it had been devoicing |
| we had been devoicing |
| you had been devoicing |
| they had been devoicing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would devoice |
| you would devoice |
| he/she/it would devoice |
| we would devoice |
| you would devoice |
| they would devoice |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have devoiced |
| you would have devoiced |
| he/she/it would have devoiced |
| we would have devoiced |
| you would have devoiced |
| they would have devoiced |
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Verb 1. devoice - utter with tense vocal chords
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