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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Voice \Voice\, verb (used with an object) [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.'' --Bacon.
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.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Voiced \Voiced\, adjective
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
voiced
adjective
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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