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vocalize
[ voh-kuh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
- to endow with a voice; cause to utter.
- Phonetics.
- to voice.
- to change into a vowel ( consonantalize ).
- (of Hebrew, Arabic, and other writing systems that do not usually indicate vowels) to furnish with vowels or vowel points.
verb (used without object)
- to use the voice, as in speech or song.
- to sing without uttering words, especially to warm up the voice, practice vowel sounds, etc., before a performance.
- to sing scales, arpeggios, trills, or the like, usually to a solmization syllable or a vowel sound.
- Phonetics. to become changed into a vowel.
vocalize
/ ˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz /
verb
- to express with or use the voice; articulate (a speech, song, etc)
- tr to make vocal or articulate
- tr phonetics
- to articulate (a speech sound) with voice
- to change (a consonant) into a vowel
- another word for vowelize
- intr to sing a melody on a vowel, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌvocaliˈzation, noun
- ˈvocalˌizer, noun
Other Words From
- vocal·i·zation noun
- vocal·izer noun
- misvo·cal·i·zation noun
- nonvo·cal·i·zation noun
- sub·vocal·ize verb subvocalized subvocalizing
- un·vocal·ized adjective
Example Sentences
“There’s no denying David Johansen’s bratty vocalizing… But unlike the MC5 — fellow revolutionaries who more directly presaged the hard-core aspects of the coming punk rebellion — the Dolls had clearer roots in the rock mainstream.”
The lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 20 congressional Democrats, vocalized their disappointment in a scathing letter signed last Sunday.
Its meals have always been “completely customizable,” meaning customers can “vocalize or digitally select their desired portions when choosing from the list of real ingredients,” Chipotle clarified.
They also vocalize to tell their chicks they are back at the nest with food and, seemingly, to cheer on their babies when they’re learning to fly.
Still, the sustainability underpinning the beds hasn't stopped some athletes from vocalizing certain comfort-related qualms.
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