devocalize

[ dee-voh-kuh-lahyz ]

/ diˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·vo·cal·ized, de·vo·cal·iz·ing. Phonetics.

to convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.

Nearby words

devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize

Also especially British, de·vo·cal·ise.

Origin of devocalize

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + vocalize

Related forms

de·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun

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