"devoice" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/ Forms: devoices [present, singular, third-person], devoicing [participle, present], devoiced [participle, past], devoiced [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪs 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|de-|voice|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "of", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*de", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*déh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "dē-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "de-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "vōcem", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wekʷ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wṓkʷs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wōks", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vōx", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "voiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "voys", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "voice", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "devoice", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="devoice"> From de- + voice. Head templates: {{en-verb}} devoice (third-person singular simple present devoices, present participle devoicing, simple past and past participle devoiced)
  1. (transitive, phonetics) 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). Tags: transitive Translations (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords): dévoiser (French), assourdir (French), verstimmlosen (German), devocalizzare (Italian), desonorizzare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-devoice-en-verb-eCM2~dnY Categories (other): Phonetics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords': 97 3
  2. (transitive, Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-devoice-en-verb-St6PwRwu Categories (other): Internet, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, phonetics) 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)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonetics",
        "phonology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Internet"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "user",
          "user"
        ],
        [
          "IRC",
          "IRC"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔɪs"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords",
      "word": "dévoiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords",
      "word": "assourdir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords",
      "word": "verstimmlosen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords",
      "word": "devocalizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords",
      "word": "desonorizzare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "devoice"
}

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