ventriloquize
[ ven-tril-uh-kwahyz ]
/ vɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwaɪz /
verb (used with or without object), ven·tril·o·quized, ven·tril·o·quiz·ing.
to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist.
Also
especially British,
ven·tril·o·quise.
Origin of ventriloquize
1835–45;
ventriloqu(y) +
-ize
Words nearby ventriloquize
ventriculus,
ventriduction,
ventriloquial,
ventriloquism,
ventriloquist,
ventriloquize,
ventris,
ventro-,
ventrodorsal,
ventrolateral,
ventroscopy
British Dictionary definitions for ventriloquize
ventriloquize
ventriloquise
/ (vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwaɪz) /
verb
to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist