verbalize

[ vur-buh-lahyz ]
/ ˈvɜr bəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), ver·bal·ized, ver·bal·iz·ing.

to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
Grammar. to convert into a verb: to verbalize “butter” into “to butter.”

verb (used without object), ver·bal·ized, ver·bal·iz·ing.

to use many words; be verbose.
to express something verbally.
Also especially British, ver·bal·ise.

Origin of verbalize

1600–10; verbal + -ize; compare French verbaliser

OTHER WORDS FROM verbalize

ver·bal·i·za·tion, noun ver·bal·iz·er, noun non·ver·bal·ized, adjective un·ver·bal·ized, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for verbalize

  • Whether she can verbalize it or not, family does seemingly come first.

  • It is induced in his hearers, and they verbalize it, re-enforcing it in themselves and in him.

    Naudsonce |H. Beam Piper
  • It was getting tiresome to try to verbalize something she only felt.

    Omnilingual |H. Beam Piper
  • They wont have to wait for the Council to verbalize a measure.

    The Variable Man |Philip K. Dick

British Dictionary definitions for verbalize

verbalize

verbalise

/ (ˈvɜːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to express (an idea, feeling, etc) in words
to change (any word that is not a verb) into a verb or derive a verb from (any word that is not a verb)
(intr) to be verbose

Derived forms of verbalize

verbalization or verbalisation, noun verbalizer or verbaliser, noun