Devoice Definition

dē-vois

devoiced, devoices, devoicing

verb

devoiced, devoicing

To pronounce (a normally voiced sound) without vibration of the vocal chords so as to make it wholly or partly voiceless.

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Webster's New World

(phonetics) To pronounce a word with little movement of the vocal cords.

Wiktionary

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

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