devoice

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ voice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪs

Verb

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

1. (transitive, phonetics) 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).
   • 2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15:

     Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]

2. (transitive, Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.

Translations

to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords

• German: verstimmlosen
• Italian: devocalizzare, desonorizzare (it)