pho·nate (fō′nāt′) intr.v. pho·nat·ed ,
pho·nat·ing ,
pho·nates To produce speech sounds; vocalize.
pho·na′tion n.
phonate (fəʊˈneɪt ) vb (Phonetics & Phonology) (intr ) to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound
[C19: from Greek phōnē voice]
phoˈnation n
phonatory adj
pho•nate (ˈfoʊ neɪt) v.i. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. to produce a sound, esp. a speech sound, by vibration of the vocal cords.
[1875–80; < Greek phōn(ḗ) voice (see
phono -) +
-ate 1 ]
pho•na′tion, n.
phonate Past participle: phonatedGerund: phonatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I phonate you phonate he/she/it phonates we phonate you phonate they phonate
Preterite I phonated you phonated he/she/it phonated we phonated you phonated they phonated
Present Continuous I am phonating you are phonating he/she/it is phonating we are phonating you are phonating they are phonating
Present Perfect I have phonated you have phonated he/she/it has phonated we have phonated you have phonated they have phonated
Past Continuous I was phonating you were phonating he/she/it was phonating we were phonating you were phonating they were phonating
Past Perfect I had phonated you had phonated he/she/it had phonated we had phonated you had phonated they had phonated
Future I will phonate you will phonate he/she/it will phonate we will phonate you will phonate they will phonate
Future Perfect I will have phonated you will have phonated he/she/it will have phonated we will have phonated you will have phonated they will have phonated
Future Continuous I will be phonating you will be phonating he/she/it will be phonating we will be phonating you will be phonating they will be phonating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been phonating you have been phonating he/she/it has been phonating we have been phonating you have been phonating they have been phonating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been phonating you will have been phonating he/she/it will have been phonating we will have been phonating you will have been phonating they will have been phonating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been phonating you had been phonating he/she/it had been phonating we had been phonating you had been phonating they had been phonating
Conditional I would phonate you would phonate he/she/it would phonate we would phonate you would phonate they would phonate
Past Conditional I would have phonated you would have phonated he/she/it would have phonated we would have phonated you would have phonated they would have phonated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. phonate - utter speech sounds
phonate - utter speech sounds