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devocalize

[ dee-voh-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.
devocalized, devocalizing.
  2. to convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.
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Other Word Forms

  • ·c··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of devocalize1

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + vocalize
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Example Sentences

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The object was to devocalize the dogs so that their howls would not disturb the patients in the other parts of the hospital.

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