Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to voice
Participle: voiced
Gerund: voicing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | voice |
| you | voice |
| he;she;it | voices |
| we | voice |
| you | voice |
| they | voice |
Perfect
| I | have voiced |
| you | have voiced |
| he;she;it | has voiced |
| we | have voiced |
| you | have voiced |
| they | have voiced |
Past
| I | voiced |
| you | voiced |
| he;she;it | voiced |
| we | voiced |
| you | voiced |
| they | voiced |
Pluperfect
| I | had voiced |
| you | had voiced |
| he;she;it | had voiced |
| we | had voiced |
| you | had voiced |
| they | had voiced |
Future
| I | will voice |
| you | will voice |
| he;she;it | will voice |
| we | will voice |
| you | will voice |
| they | will voice |
Future Perfect
| I | will have voiced |
| you | will have voiced |
| he;she;it | will have voiced |
| we | will have voiced |
| you | will have voiced |
| they | will have voiced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | voice |
| you | voice |
| he;she;it | voice |
| we | voice |
| you | voice |
| they | voice |
Perfect
| I | have voiced |
| you | have voiced |
| he;she;it | have voiced |
| we | have voiced |
| you | have voiced |
| they | have voiced |
Imperfect
| I | voiced |
| you | voiced |
| he;she;it | voiced |
| we | voiced |
| you | voiced |
| they | voiced |
Pluperfect
| I | had voiced |
| you | had voiced |
| he;she;it | had voiced |
| we | had voiced |
| you | had voiced |
| they | had voiced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would voice |
| you | would voice |
| he;she;it | would voice |
| we | would voice |
| you | would voice |
| they | would voice |
Perfect
| I | would have voiced |
| you | would have voiced |
| he;she;it | would have voiced |
| we | would have voiced |
| you | would have voiced |
| they | would have voiced |
Imperative
| you | voice |
| we | Let's voice |
| you | voice |
Verbs conjugated like 'voice'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'voice'
vice,
voyce,
bevoice,
deice,
devoice,
dice,
force,
grice,
hoick,
hoise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1290, "sound made by the human mouth," from O.Fr.
voiz, from L.
vocem (nom.
vox) "voice, sound, utterance, cry, call, speech, sentence, language, word," related to
vocare "to call," from PIE base
*wek- "give vocal utterance, speak" (cf. Skt.
vakti "speaks, says,"
vacas- "word;" Avestan
vac- "speak, say;" Gk. aor.
eipon "spoke, said,"
epos "word;" O.Prus.
wackis "cry;" Ger.
er-wähnen "to mention"). Replaced O.E.
stefn. Meaning "ability in a singer" is first attested 1607. Verb meaning "to express" (a feeling, opinion, etc.) first attested 1607. The noun in this sense (in ref. to groups of people, etc., e.g.
Voice of America) is recorded from 1390.
2. From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above). See: Middle English '
voysen'.
Sample Sentences
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He voiced the sentiments of the nation.
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How often he would voice his love of England, his admiration of her Parliament, his pride in her history. [1893, Annie Wood Besant, An Autobiography:]
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Rather assume thy right in silence and […] then voice it with claims and challenges. [1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Great Place”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:]
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It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. [1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:]
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voice the pipes of an organ
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If thou wilt give me Davids heart; Ile voyce, / Great God, with David; and make Davids choyce. [1638, Francis Quarles, Divine Fancies: Digeſted Into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Obſervations, London: Iohn Marriot, page 67:]
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It is not the gift of every Perſon, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus. [1666, Robert South, A ſermon preached at Lambeth-Chappel on the 25th of November […] , London: William Nott:]
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How wou'd they voice it o're and o're for Tachmas / To come, and blunt the edge of War agen! [1682, Thomas Southern, The Loyal Brother, Or The Perſian Prince, London: William Cademan, page 29:]
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[L]ambs are glad / Nosing the mother's udder, and the bird / Makes his heart voice among the blaze of flowers: […] [1868, Alfred Tennyson, “Lucretius”, in The Holy Grail and Other Poems, London: Strahan and Co., […], published 1870, →OCLC, page 211:]
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I would like this script to allow me to notice not only the ops in a channel, but also those that have been voiced by the ops, at the same time. [2001 November 22, Thom Peppard, “assistance please”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID :]
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If you then want others to be able to talk, you can voice them (+v) or if you want everyone able to talk, you can remove the moderation flag on the channel (-m). [2004 August 1, Remco Rijnders, “moderating an IRC session”, in alt.irc (Usenet), message-ID :]
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The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. [2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:]