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ventriloquize

American  
[ven-tril-uh-kwahyz] / vɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwaɪz /
especially British, ventriloquise

verb (used with or without object)

ventriloquized, ventriloquizing

  1. to speak or sound in the manner of a ventriloquist.

ventriloquize British  
/ vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwaɪz /

verb

  1. to produce (sounds) in the manner of a ventriloquist

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Etymology

Origin of ventriloquize

1835–45; ventriloqu(y) ( def. ) + -ize

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