Associations to the word «Devoice»

Wiktionary

DEVOICE, verb. (transitive) (phonetics) To pronounce a word with little movement of the vocal cords
DEVOICE, verb. (transitive) (Internet) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.

Dictionary definition

DEVOICE, verb. Utter with tense vocal chords.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.