Definitions for vocalizeˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vo•cal•izeˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz(v.)-ized, -iz•ing.
(v.t.)to make vocal; utter; articulate.
to endow with a voice; cause to utter.
to change into a vowel sound. to voice.
Category: Phonetics
to vowelize.
Category: Language/Linguistics
(v.i.)to utter sounds using the vocal organs.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Phonetics
to sing. to sing without uttering words.
Category: Music and Dance, Phonetics
Origin of vocalize:
1660–70
vo′cal•iz`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise(verb)
utter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalize, vocalise(verb)
sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise(verb)
pronounce as a vowel
"between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise(verb)
express or state clearly
vocalize, vocalise, phonate(verb)
utter speech sounds
Wiktionary
vocalize(Verb)
To express with the voice, to utter.
vocalize(Verb)
To produce noises or calls from the throat.
We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.
vocalize(Verb)
To sing without using words.
vocalize(Verb)
To turn a consonant into a vowel.
vocalize(Verb)
To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
vocalize(Verb)
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)
Origin: vocal + -ize
Webster Dictionary
Vocalize(verb)
to form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to
Vocalize(verb)
to practice singing on the vowel sounds
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