Usage examples (6)

• They can crudely chew and phonate mediated by other cranial nerves but can't smile or frown or otherwise express emotion.
• The movements of the vocal cords should be observed during both respiration and phonation, and for the latter purpose the patient should be directed to phonate the vowel...
• Jovan taught Kenfolks how to phonate.
• I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter...