vocalize — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To express with the voice, to utter.

   Examples

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   Following the modern spirit, the real poems of the present, ever solidifying and expanding into the future, must vocalize the vastness and splendor and reality with which scientism has invested man and the universe,[…]

2. To produce noises or calls from the throat.

   Usage

   • of animals

   Examples

   We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.

3. To sing without using words.

4. To turn a consonant into a vowel.

   Examples

   In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable.

5. To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.

   Usage

   • Dated

6. To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)

Verb

1. utter with vibrating vocal chords

   Synonyms

   voicesoundvocalise

   Broader terms

   pronouncearticulateenouncesound outenunciatesay

2. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

   Synonyms

   vocalise

   Broader terms

   sing

3. pronounce as a vowel

   Synonyms

   vocalisevowelizevowelise

   Broader terms

   pronouncearticulateenouncesound outenunciatesay

   Examples

   between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized

4. express or state clearly

   Synonyms

   articulateenunciatevocalise

   Broader terms

   statesaytell

5. utter speech sounds

   Synonyms

   vocalisephonate

   Broader terms

   talkspeakuttermouthverbalizeverbalise