ventriloquized
Voice came elsewhere
Ventriloquized is the past tense of ventriloquize—to speak or make sounds appear to come from a source other than oneself, as a ventriloquist does with a dummy.
Figuratively, to ventriloquize someone is to speak through them or put words in their mouth: The author ventriloquized her childhood self in the memoir.
His views were ventriloquized by surrogates on cable news.
Lifelike substitute figure
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- puppetControlled performing figure
- puppeteerPerformer controlling jointed figures
- muppetBritish slang for fool
figure · manipulation · strings · animatronic · wooden · articulated · performer · act
One who speaks officially
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- puppetControlled performing figure
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
intermediary · front · controlled · scripted · manipulated · coerced · silenced · voiceless
Something that extends outward
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- pitchFrequency of sound
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
intonation · timbre · articulation · enunciation · diction · resonance · diaphragm · phonation
Work meant to amuse
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actDeed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- showMake something apparent
audience · stage · humor · gag · impersonation · cabaret · vaudeville · variety
dummy
Lifelike substitute figure
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- puppetControlled performing figure
- puppeteerPerformer controlling jointed figures
muppet · figure · manipulation · strings · animatronic · wooden · articulated · performer · act · stage
mouthpiece
One who speaks officially
- spokespersonAuthorized representative communicator
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- puppetControlled performing figure
pawn · intermediary · front · controlled · scripted · manipulated · coerced · silenced · voiceless · appropriated
projection
Something that extends outward
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- pitchFrequency of sound
modulation · intonation · timbre · articulation · enunciation · diction · resonance · diaphragm · phonation · inflection
comedy
Work meant to amuse
- performanceCarrying out a task
- actDeed or performance
- routineRegular sequence of actions
show · audience · stage · humor · gag · impersonation · cabaret · vaudeville · variety · nightclub