vocalize (Amer.)
v.
produce a sound; pronounce a consonant as a vowel; sing; express a feeling or opinion out loud; mark an unvowelled text with vowel marks (also vocalise)
vocalize
Verb
1. utter with vibrating vocal chords
(synonym) voice, sound, vocalise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(hyponym) chirk
(derivation) voice, vocalization, vocalisation, phonation, vox
2. sing with one vowel
(synonym) vocalise
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
3. pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
(synonym) vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
4. express or state clearly
(synonym) articulate, enunciate, vocalise
(hypernym) state, say, tell
5. utter speech sounds
(synonym) vocalise, phonate
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) utterance, vocalization
Vocalized
(imp. & p. p.)
of Vocalize
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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