unvoice
/ʌnˈvɔɪs/
verb
- To pronounce a speech sound without vibration of the vocal cords; to devoice.
- In some dialects, speakers unvoice the final 'd' so it sounds like a 't'.
- When he whispered, he tended to unvoice all the vowels as well.
- Linguists study how certain languages unvoice consonants at the end of words.
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