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Delocalize vs Devocalize - What's the difference?

delocalize | devocalize |

As verbs the difference between delocalize and devocalize

is that delocalize is (biology) to remove from a locality while devocalize is to make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.

delocalize

English

Verb

(delocaliz)
  • (biology) To remove from a locality
  • To broaden the scope of something (to make it more global)
  • (chemistry) To contain an electron in an orbital that extends over several adjacent atoms
  • devocalize

    English

    Verb

    (devocaliz)
  • To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
  • If we take a high vowel — H. Sweet.
  • To reduce the volume of the vocalizations of (an animal) by surgically removing tissue from its vocal cords.