
  7. expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one’s disapproval by a letter.
  8. the right to present and receive consideration of one’s desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election.
  13. a singer: one of our best voices.
  15. Phonetics. the audible result of phonation and resonance.
  16. Grammar.

verb (used with object), voiced, voic·ing.

  1. to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one’s discontent.
  2. Music.
    2. to write the voice parts for (music).
  3. to utter with the voice.
  4. Phonetics. to pronounce with glottal vibration.
  5. to interpret from sign language into spoken language.






  9. an agency through which is communicated another’s purpose, policy, etcsuch groups are the voice of our enemies
  10. music
  13. obsolete rumour
  14. (foll by of) obsolete fame; renown
  15. in voice in a condition to sing or speak well
  17. with one voice unanimously

verb (tr)

  2. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice

v.“to express” (a feeling, opinion, etc.), c.1600, from voice (n.). Related: Voiced; voicing. n.late 13c., “sound made by the human mouth,” from Old French voiz, from Latin vocem (nominative vox) “voice, sound, utterance, cry, call, speech, sentence, language, word,” related to vocare “to call,” from PIE root *wekw- “give vocal utterance, speak” (cf. Sanskrit vakti “speaks, says,” vacas- “word;” Avestan vac- “speak, say;” Greek eipon (aorist) “spoke, said,” epos “word;” Old Prussian wackis “cry;” German er-wähnen “to mention”). Replaced Old English stefn. Meaning “ability in a singer” is first attested c.1600. Meaning “expression of feeling, etc.” (in reference to groups of people, etc., e.g. Voice of America) is recorded from late 14c. n.


see at the top of one’s lungs (voice); give voice to; have a say (voice) in; raise one’s voice; still small voice; with one voice.

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