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Meaning of devocalize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
transitive
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.

See also

devocalized devocalizes devocalizing devoice devoiced devoices