devoice
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
Definition of devoice
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)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).
“Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]”
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verb
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(transitive)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).
“Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]”
- (Internet, transitive)To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
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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.
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