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unvoice definition

un·voice (un vo̵is)

transitive verb unvoiced -·voiced′, unvoicing -·voic′·ing

Phonet. to make (a normally voiced sound) voiceless by uttering the corresponding voiceless sound; make surd to unvoice the s in has when saying “has to”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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