vocalize

Verb
US[voh-kuh-lahyz]/ˈvoʊkəˌlaɪz/3 syllables
Synonyms: voicesoundvocalisevowelizevowelisearticulateenunciatephonate

Open English WordNet

Verb (5)vocalized, vocalizing

  1. utter with vibrating vocal chordsSynonyms: voicesoundvocaliseMore general pronounce, articulateMore specific chirk, quaver
  2. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowelSynonyms: vocaliseMore general sing
  3. pronounce as a vowel“between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized”Synonyms: vocalisevowelizevoweliseMore general pronounce, articulate
  4. express or state clearlySynonyms: articulateenunciatevocaliseMore general state, say
  5. utter speech soundsSynonyms: vocalisephonateMore general talk, speak

Related words vocalism noun, vocaliser noun, vocalist noun, phone noun, voice noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Vo′cal·ize (vō′kal-īz), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Vocalized (vō′kal-īzd); present participle & verbal noun Vocalizing (vō′kal-ī-zĭng).]

Origin: Cf. F. vocaliser.

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.— William Holder

2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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