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Devoice

//ˌdiːˈvɔɪs// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound). transitive

    "Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]"

  2. 2
    utter with tense vocal chords wordnet
  3. 3
    To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel. Internet, transitive

Etymology

From de- + voice.

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