Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To produce by using the vocal organs.
- intransitive verb To give voice to; articulate.
- intransitive verb To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.
- intransitive verb To change (a consonant) into a vowel during articulation.
- intransitive verb To voice.
- intransitive verb To use the vocal organs to produce sounds.
- intransitive verb To use another organ, such as a swim bladder, to produce sounds.
- intransitive verb Music To sing.
- intransitive verb Linguistics To be changed into a vowel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To form into voice; make vocal.
- To utter with voice and not merely with breath; make sonant: as, f vocalized is equivalent to verb
- To write with vowel points; insert the vowels in, as in the writing of the Semitic languages.
- To use the voice; speak; sing; hum.
- Also spelled
vocalise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to.
- transitive verb To practice singing on the vowel sounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
express with thevoice , toutter . - verb of animals To produce
noises orcalls from thethroat . - verb music To
sing without usingwords . - verb linguistics To turn a consonant into a
vowel . - verb linguistics, dated To make a sound
voiced rather than voiceless. - verb linguistics To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g.
niqqud in Hebrew)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb pronounce as a vowel
- verb utter with vibrating vocal chords
- verb utter speech sounds
- verb express or state clearly
- verb sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
Etymologies
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Examples
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We read with ear and eye together, though with varying proportions of emphasis on the one or the other; for some 'vocalize' whatever they read, others read almost entirely with the eye.
The Principles of English Versification Paull Franklin Baum
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I never had any beliefs that my opinions were supported here, as I had to make an effort to "vocalize" them.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Composer 2010
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I never had any beliefs that my opinions were supported here, as I had to make an effort to "vocalize" them.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Davidkon 2010
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I never had any beliefs that my opinions were supported here, as I had to make an effort to "vocalize" them.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Davidkon 2010
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When trainer M.E. Hampton had me hold out my hands and repeatedly flick my fingers to get Naya to "vocalize," I nearly squealed with delight.
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That number, and years following it (i.e. 2015, 2079, 2120) are easily separated into two separate number sequences, allowing for us to find them easier to vocalize as such.
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I also think that the more companies vocalize their sustainability efforts, the more the market will support and demand those efforts from others.
Video: Back In the Hunt: New Winemaker Bridges Generations 2009
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Anyone who has listened to much of O.P. on disc will have come to expect, and enjoy, hearing him hum, grunt and otherwise vocalize his exertions while playing.
A High Price to Pay for the Pursuit of a More Perfect Peterson Eric Felten 2011
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They vocalize, often in long, keening cries which sound like they are coming from deep within the body and psyche.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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At a time when the Chinese authorities currently vocalize the need to increase the country's ratio of household consumption to GDP, their actions belie their words.
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