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Webster 1913 Edition

Devocalize

De-vo′cal-ize

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Verb.
T.
To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
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De-voˊcal-i-za′tion
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Noun.
If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and
devocalize
it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh).
H. Sweet.

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