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vocalize

Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊk(ə)lʌɪz/

(also vocalise)
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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

vocalization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

vocalizer

noun

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