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phonate

[ foh-neyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

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


phonate

/ ˈfəʊnətərɪ; -trɪ; fəʊˈneɪt /

verb

  1. intr to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound
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Derived Forms

  • phonatory, adjective
  • ±è³ó´Çˈ²Ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of phonate1

First recorded in 1875–80; phon- + -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of phonate1

C19: from Greek ±è³óŲÔŧ voice
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The MPI program software provides real-time feedback to the stutterer regarding the occurrence of these short phonated intervals so he or she can learn to reduce their occurrence, which improves fluency.

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This view was obtained as the subject was phonating, so that the vocal bands are approximated somewhat closely.

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The ventricular bands or false vocal cords vicariously phonate in the absence of the true cords, and assist in the protective function of the larynx.

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A phonated interval is the elapsed time of a voiced unit of speech.

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Instead of feeling that the breath passes out, the voice-producer should rather feel, when phonating, as if it passed in—an illusion, it is true, but still a safe one.

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