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phonate

American  
[foh-neyt] / ˈfoʊ neɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

phonated, phonating

  1. Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.

  2. to vocalize.

phonate British  
/ ˈfəʊnətərɪ, -trɪ, fəʊˈneɪt /

verb

  1. (intr) to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound

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Origin of phonate

First recorded in 1875–80; phon- + -ate 1

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