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单词 phonate
释义

phonate

[ foh-neyt ]
/ ˈfoʊ neɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), pho·nat·ed, pho·nat·ing.

Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
to vocalize.

Origin of phonate

First recorded in 1875–80; phon- + -ate1

Words nearby phonate

Pholus, Phomvihane, phon, phonal, phonasthenia, phonate, phonathon, phonation, phone, phone book, phonecam
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British Dictionary definitions for phonate

phonate
/ (fəʊˈneɪt) /

verb

(intr) to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound

Derived forms of phonate

phonation, nounphonatory (ˈfəʊnətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

Word Origin for phonate

C19: from Greek phōnē voice
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for phonate

phonate
[ fōnāt′ ]

v.

To utter speech sounds; vocalize.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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