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Voice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voiced p. pr. & vb. n. Voicing ]
1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation. “Rather assume thy right in silence and . . . then voice it with claims and challenges.”
It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. --Bacon.
2. Phon. To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.]
Voiced a.
1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.
2. Phon. Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
Voiced stop, Voice stop Phon., a stopped consonant made with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.
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voiced
adj 1: produced or delivered by the voice; often used in
combination; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced
consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; "loud-voiced
teenagers" [ant: unvoiced]
2: of speech sounds [syn: sonant] [ant: surd]