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Consonate

Definition:

As a noun, consonate refers to a sound produced by the combination of two or more consonant phonemes in speech. As a verb, it means to produce or articulate consonant sounds.

Sense 1 - Noun:

In phonetics, a consonate is a speech sound that is produced with complete or partial closure of some part of the vocal tract causing audible friction, such as 'p', 't', 's', or 'k'.

• Related terms: Phonetics Dictionary

Sample Sentence:

The word "stop" contains three distinct consonates: 's', 't', and 'p'.

Sense 2 - Verb:

When used as a verb, consonate means to produce or articulate consonant sounds.

• Related terms: Voice Training Books

Sample Sentence:

She struggled to properly consonate the difficult foreign words.