"bevoice" meaning in English

See bevoice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bevoices [present, singular, third-person], bevoicing [participle, present], bevoiced [participle, past], bevoiced [past]
Etymology: From be- + voice. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|voice}} be- + voice Head templates: {{en-verb}} bevoice (third-person singular simple present bevoices, present participle bevoicing, simple past and past participle bevoiced)
  1. (rare, transitive) To give voice to; endow with a voice. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-bevoice-en-verb-C5rWj8od Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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