ventriloquized

/vɛnˈtrɪləkwaɪzd/
verb
  1. Spoke in a way that makes the voice seem to come from somewhere else, especially from a puppet or dummy.
    • She ventriloquized her lines while keeping her lips perfectly still.
    • During the show, he ventriloquized a conversation between two puppets.
    • The performer ventriloquized so convincingly that the audience thought the puppet was talking.
  2. Expressed or projected one's own thoughts or words through another person or thing, as if they were the source.
    • The author ventriloquized her political views through the main character in the novel.
    • The coach ventriloquized his instructions through the team captain on the field.
    • In the debate, the candidate ventriloquized the talking points of his party's leadership.