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Phonate

//fəʊˈneɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    voiced not-comparable
Verb
  1. 1
    To make sounds with one's voice. intransitive

    "His voice is perfect; he phonates loudly and well."

  2. 2
    utter speech sounds wordnet
  3. 3
    To use one's voice to make specific sounds. transitive

    "[T]he tongue may rise up in the mouth, even while the patient phonates the vowel "a" [eh], in which case it will also need to be depressed by the finger, as just described."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after phonation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix, with perfect meaning).

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