Ventriloquize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To practice ventriloquism. intransitive
- 2 To speak the words of (another person), as though by ventriloquism. transitive
"Ms. Seltzer has talked about being “torn,” about wanting somehow to ventriloquize her subjects, to “put a voice to people who people don’t listen to.” Ms. De Wael has similarly referred to a longing to be part of the group to which she did not, emphatically, belong: “I felt different."
Example
More examples"Ms. Seltzer has talked about being “torn,” about wanting somehow to ventriloquize her subjects, to “put a voice to people who people don’t listen to.” Ms. De Wael has similarly referred to a longing to be part of the group to which she did not, emphatically, belong: “I felt different."
Etymology
From ventriloquy + -ize.