devocalize

[ dee-voh-kuh-lahyz ]
/ diˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), de·vo·cal·ized, de·vo·cal·iz·ing. Phonetics.

devoice.
to convert (a speech sound) from a vowel to a glide.
Also especially British, de·vo·cal·ise.

Origin of devocalize

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + vocalize

OTHER WORDS FROM devocalize

de·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby devocalize

devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir, devoirs, devolatilize