"give voice" meaning in English

See give voice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gives voice [present, singular, third-person], giving voice [participle, present], gave voice [past], given voice [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> voice}} give voice (third-person singular simple present gives voice, present participle giving voice, simple past gave voice, past participle given voice)
  1. To sing.
    Sense id: en-give_voice-en-verb-bX1qR6qL
  2. To give tongue; to bark.
    Sense id: en-give_voice-en-verb-jhdTvAMo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English light verb constructions, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 43 27 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 31 57 12 Disambiguation of English predicates: 23 50 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 76 13
  3. (with to) To voice; to express an opinion or a feeling.
    Sense id: en-give_voice-en-verb-j0L2VHjx

Inflected forms

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