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devoices

devoices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of devoice.

Meaning of devoice

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.

Questions about devoices

What is devoices the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Devoices is the third-person singular simple present indicative of devoice.

Words near devoices in the dictionary

  1. Devoe
  2. devoed
  3. Devoes
  4. devoice
  5. devoiced
  6. devoices
  7. devoicing
  8. devoicings
  9. devoid
  10. devoided
  11. devoiding

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