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devoice

/ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-voice
IPA
/ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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 verb

verb

To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English devoice From de- + voice.

Usage

Inflected Forms

devoices (present, singular) devoicing (participle, present) devoiced (participle, past) devoiced (past)

Rhymes With

choice voice joyce royce rejoice bourgeois porpoise noice hobson's choice

Questions

How do you pronounce devoice?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/.
What does devoice mean?
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).
Where does devoice come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English devoice From de- + voice.

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