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devocalize

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
    transitive
  2. To reduce the volume of the vocalizations of (an animal) by surgically removing tissue from its vocal cords.
    transitive

Examples

“If we take⟳ a high vowel […] and devocalise it, we obtain⟳ a hiss […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

devocalized devocalizes devocalizing devoice devoiced devoices

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