[syn: verbalize, verbalise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Verbalize \Ver"bal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Verbalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Verbalizing.] [Cf. F. verbaliser.]
1. To convert into a verb; to verbify.
[1913 Webster]
2. To express in words.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Verbalize \Ver"bal*ize\, v. i.
To be verbose.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
verbalize
v 1: be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"
[syn: verbalize, verbalise]
2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak,
utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise]
3: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
"She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" [syn:
express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue
to]
4: convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become
verbalized" [syn: verbalize, verbalise]