vocalizePronunciation: /ˈvəʊk(ə)lʌɪz/ (also vocalise)Translate vocalize | into Italian Definition of vocalize verb [with object] 1utter (a sound or word):the child vocalizes a number of distinct sounds [no object]:a warbler vocalized from a reed bed express in words:Gillie could scarcely vocalize her responses [no object] Music sing with several notes to one vowel. 2 Phonetics change (a consonant) to a semivowel or vowel. 3write (a language such as Hebrew) with vowel points. Derivatives vocalizationPronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun vocalizer noun vocalize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of vocalize in the US English dictionary