DEVOICE

devoice

(verb) utter with tense vocal chords

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

devoice (third-person singular simple present devoices, present participle devoicing, simple past and past participle devoiced)

(transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a word with little movement of the vocal cords

(transitive, Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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