devocalize en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + vocalize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
If we take a high vowel […] and devocalise it, we obtain a hiss […]
1877, Henry Sweet, A Handbook of Phonetics:
- (transitive) To reduce the volume of the vocalizations of (an animal) by surgically removing tissue from its vocal cords.
- To remove the vocals of a song with an AI program creating a false instrumental with imperfections (vocal shadows).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devocalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devocalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| devocalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devocalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |