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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Voice  \Voice\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Voiced};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Voicing}.] 
  1.  To  give  utterance  or  expression  to  to  utter;  to  publish; 
  to  announce;  to  divulge;  as  to  voice  the  sentiments  of 
  the  nation.  ``Rather  assume  thy  right  in  silence  and  .  .  . 
  then  voice  it  with  claims  and  challenges.''  --Bacon. 
 
  It  was  voiced  that  the  king  purposed  to  put  to  death 
  Edward  Plantagenet.  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  (Phon.)  To  utter  with  sonant  or  vocal  tone;  to  pronounce 
  with  a  narrowed  glottis  and  rapid  vibrations  of  the  vocal 
  cords;  to  speak  above  a  whisper. 
 
  3.  To  fit  for  producing  the  proper  sounds;  to  regulate  the 
  tone  of  as  to  voice  the  pipes  of  an  organ. 
 
  4.  To  vote;  to  elect;  to  appoint.  [Obs.]  --Shak.




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