phonate
Meanings
verb
- To make sounds with one's voice.
- To use one's voice to make specific sounds.
adj
- voiced
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after phonation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”).
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