devoiced

Verb

devoice (third-person singular simple present devoices, present participle devoicing, simple past and past participle devoiced)

1. (transitive) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
   • Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15
2. (Internet, transitive) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.