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vocalize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb vocalize has 5 senses
- vocalize(v = verb.communication) sound, vocalise, voice - utter with vibrating vocal chords; Array is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
- vocalize(v = verb.creation) vocalise - sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel; Array is one way to sing
- vocalize(v = verb.communication) vocalise, vowelise, vowelize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
- vocalize(v = verb.communication) articulate, enunciate, vocalise - express or state clearly; Array is one way to say, state, tell
- vocalize(v = verb.communication) phonate, vocalise - utter speech sounds; Array is one way to mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Derived forms noun vocalization1, noun vocalizer2, noun vocalizer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms adjective vocal1, noun vocalizer2, noun vocalizing1
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue vocalize
They will vocalize the duet
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue vocalize
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms adjective vocal2, noun vocalization2, noun vocalizer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
vocalize, v. t. [Cf. F. vocaliser.].
- To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to. [1913 Webster]"It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone, another thing to vocalize that breath." [1913 Webster]
- To practice singing on the vowel sounds. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vocalize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make sonant (f is vocalized into v).
2 intr. utter a vocal sound.
3 tr. write (Hebrew etc.) with vowel points.
4 intr. Mus. sing with several notes to one vowel.
1 tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make sonant (f is vocalized into v).
2 intr. utter a vocal sound.
3 tr. write (Hebrew etc.) with vowel points.
4 intr. Mus. sing with several notes to one vowel.
Derivative
vocalization n. vocalizer n.
THESAURUS
vocalize
anthem, articulate, ballad, breathe, carol, chant, chatty, chime, chirp, chirrup, choir, chorus, come out with, communicate, convey, croon, deliver, descant, disclose, do-re-mi, emit, enunciate, express, fling off, formulate, garrulous, give, give expression, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, hum, hung, hymn, impart, intonate, intone, let out, lilt, lip, loquacious, minstrel, out with, phonate, phrase, pipe, pour forth, present, pronounce, psalm, put forth, put in words, quaver, raise, roulade, say, serenade, set forth, shake, silver-tongued, sing, sing in chorus, slick, smooth, sol-fa, solmizate, sound, talk, talkative, tell, throw off, tremolo, trill, troll, tune, tweedle, tweedledee, twit, twitter, utter, verbalize, voice, voluble, warble, well, whisper, whistle, windy, word, yodelROGET THESAURUS
vocalize
Voice
VB utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.
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