vocalize

[ voh-kuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.

to endow with a voice; cause to utter.

Phonetics.

to voice.
to change into a vowel (contrasted with 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), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

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.

Also especially British, vo·cal·ise.

Origin of vocalize

First recorded in 1660–70; vocal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vocalize

vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun vo·cal·iz·er, noun mis·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun non·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun

sub·vo·cal·ize, verb, sub·vo·cal·ized, sub·vo·cal·iz·ing. un·vo·cal·ized, adjective

Words nearby vocalize

vocalic, vocalic alliteration, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist, vocalize, vocat., vocation, vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance

Example sentences from the Web for vocalization

The preceding lines refer to vocalization; but Delsarte applied the same process to pronunciation.

Delsarte System of Oratory |Various
Appreciative reading is shown as much, perhaps, in what I will call time melody, as in almost any other feature of vocalization.

The Voice and Spiritual Education |Hiram Corson
The quality of the notes suggested a relationship to the song phrase rather than to other types of vocalization.

Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon |Jon C. Barlow
The two small notes shown at the beginning of the third line seem to be spoken with no attempt at vocalization.

The Tinguian |Fay-Cooper Cole

If a different standard for the criticism of vocalization existed before 1600 there is no reason why there should not after 1917.

The Merry-Go-Round |Carl Van Vechten

British Dictionary definitions for vocalization

vocalize

vocalise

/ (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 of vocalize

vocalization or vocalisation, noun vocalizer or vocaliser, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

vocalize

verb (used with object), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

Origin of vocalize

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British Dictionary definitions for vocalization

vocalise

verb

Derived forms of vocalize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

vocalize

verb (used with object), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

Origin of vocalize

OTHER WORDS FROM vocalize

Words nearby vocalize

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vocalise

verb

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British Dictionary definitions for vocalization