phonate

Meaning

Verb

1. To make sounds with the voice.
2. To use the voice to make (specific sounds).

Adj

voiced

Synonyms

vocalize

vocalise

enunciate

intonate

pronounce

Translations

لفظ

vocaliser

Hyphenated as

phon‧ate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fəʊˈneɪt/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (suffix indicating action in a specified manner), modelled after phonation. φωνή is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”).