DEVOCALIZED

Verb

devocalized

simple past tense and past participle of devocalize

Source: Wiktionary


DEVOCALIZE

De*vo"cal*ize, v. t.

Definition: To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.

– De*vo`cal*i*za"tion, n. If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). H. Sweet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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