devoice
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).
Verb
- 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:
- To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English devoice From de- + voice.