phonate — index enunciate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
phonate — [fō′nāt΄] vi. [ PHON(O) + ATE1] phonated, phonating to produce speech sounds; esp., to utter a voiced sound or sounds phonation n … English World dictionary
phonate — intransitive verb (phonated; phonating) Date: 1876 to produce vocal sounds and especially speech • phonation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
phonate — Synonyms and related words: articulate, breathe, chime, chorus, come out with, communicate, convey, deliver, disclose, emit, enunciate, express, fling off, formulate, give, give expression, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice,… … Moby Thesaurus
phonate — fəʊneɪt / fəʊ neɪt v. express vocally; make vocal sounds … English contemporary dictionary
phonate — pho·nate … English syllables
phonate — pho•nate [[t]ˈfoʊ neɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing phn to produce a sound, esp. a speech sound, by vibration of the vocal cords • Etymology: 1875–80; < Gkphōn(ḗ)voice (see phono ) + ate I pho•na′tion, n … From formal English to slang
phonate — [c]/ˈfoʊneɪt/ (say fohnayt) verb (phonated, phonating) –verb (i) 1. to produce speech sounds by vibration of the vocal bands; vocalise. –verb (t) 2. to utter (a sound). {Greek phōnē voice + ate1} –phonation /foʊˈneɪʃən/ (say foh nayshuhn) …
phonate — v.intr. utter a vocal sound. Derivatives: phonation n. phonatory adj. Etymology: Gk phone voice … Useful english dictionary
Vocal register — A vocal register in the human voice is a particular series of tones, produced in the same vibratory pattern of the vocal folds, and possessing the same quality. Registers originate in laryngeal function. They occur because the vocal folds are… … Wikipedia