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   Voice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Voiced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Voicing .]
   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.”
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   It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet.
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   (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.
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   To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
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   To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.]
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   Voiced , a.
   Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.
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   (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
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   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.
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