ventriloquize

[ ven-tril-uh-kwahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, ven·tril·o·quized, ven·tril·o·quiz·ing.

1. to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist.

ventriloquize

/ vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwaɪz /

verb

1. to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriloquize¹

1835–45; ventriloqu(y) ( def ) + -ize

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