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Definition of devoice verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

devoice

verb

NAmE//ˌdiˈvɔɪs//

devoice something (phonetics)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they devoice

he / she / it devoices

past simple devoiced

-ing form devoicing

to make a speech sound, usually a consonant, voiceless

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