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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Voice  \Voice\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Voiced};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Voicing}.] 
  1.  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.''  --Bacon. 
 
  It  was  voiced  that  the  king  purposed  to  put  to  death 
  Edward  Plantagenet.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  (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. 
 
  3.  To  fit  for  producing  the  proper  sounds;  to  regulate  the 
  tone  of  as  to  voice  the  pipes  of  an  organ. 
 
  4.  To  vote;  to  elect;  to  appoint.  [Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Voiced  \Voiced\,  a. 
  1.  Furnished  with  a  voice;  expressed  by  the  voice. 
 
  2.  (Phon.)  Uttered  with  voice;  pronounced  with  vibrations  of 
  the  vocal  cords;  sonant;  --  said  of  a  sound  uttered  with 
  the  glottis  narrowed. 
 
  {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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  voiced 
  adj  1:  produced  or  delivered  by  the  voice;  often  used  in 
  combination;  "a  frequently  voiced  opinion";  "voiced 
  consonants  such  as  `b'  and  `g'  and  `z'";  "loud-voiced 
  teenagers"  [ant:  {unvoiced}] 
  2:  (linguistics)  of  speech  sounds  [syn:  {sonant}]  [ant:  {surd}]




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