phonate, v. Physiol.
(ˈfəʊneɪt)
[f. Gr. ϕωνή voice + -ate3.]
intr. To utter vocal sound; to produce the tone which constitutes voice by vibration of the vocal cords; trans. to sound vocally.
| 1876 J. S. Bristowe Th. & Pract. Med. (1878) 475 Undue expenditure of breath during forcible expiration, as when the patient attempts to phonate or coughs. 1894 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 May 81/2 The patient could phonate, but not articulate. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 783 On phonating ‘eh! eh!’ the vocal cords should come into symmetrical apposition in the middle line. |