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Definition of Vocalize

1. Verb. Utter with vibrating vocal chords.

2. Verb. Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel. "They will vocalize the duet"

3. Verb. Pronounce as a vowel. "Sam and Sue vocalize"; "Between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

4. Verb. Express or state clearly.

5. Verb. Utter speech sounds.

Definition of Vocalize

1. v. t. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to.

2. v. t. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to.

Definition of Vocalize

1. Verb. To express with the voice, to utter. ¹

2. Verb. (context: of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat. ¹

3. Verb. (music) To sing without using words. ¹

4. Verb. (linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel. ¹

5. Verb. (linguistics dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless. ¹

6. Verb. (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vocalize

1. to produce with the voice [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Medical Definition of Vocalize

1. 1. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to. "It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another thing to vocalize that breath." (Holder) 2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds. Origin: Cf. F. Vocaliser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vocalize

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