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

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle