ventriloquize
[ ven-tril-uh-kwahyz ]
verb (used with or without object),ven·tril·o·quized, ven·tril·o·quiz·ing.
to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist.
Origin of ventriloquize
11835–45; ventriloqu(y) + -ize
- Also especially British, ven·tril·o·quise .
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British Dictionary definitions for ventriloquize
ventriloquize
ventriloquise
/ (vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwaɪz) /
verb
to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist
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