phonate

Verb

Verb Forms: phonated, phonating, phonates

To produce speech sounds; to utter.
utter speech sounds
To make sounds with one's voice.
To use one's voice to make specific sounds.

Adj

voiced

Examples

He tried to PHONATE the newly learned word, practicing for his next Scrabble game.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), modelled after phonation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”).

Synonyms

vocalise, vocalize

Antonyms

unphonated

Scrabble Score: 12

phonate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
phonate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phonate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

phonate: valid Words With Friends Word