1. Express or state clearly
   "She vocalised her ideas eloquently";
   - articulate, enunciate, vocalize
    
2. Utter speech sounds
   "The speech therapist helped the patient learn to vocalise correctly";
   - vocalize, phonate
    
3. Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
   "The singer vocalised the scales to warm up her voice";
   - vocalize
    
4. Pronounce as a vowel
   "between two consonants, this liquid is vocalised";
   - vocalize, vowelize, vowelise [Brit]
    
5. Utter with vibrating vocal chords
   "He vocalised his concerns at the meeting";
   - voice, sound, vocalize

Derived forms: vocalised, vocalises, vocalising

Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, mouth, pronounce, say, sing, sound out, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: devoice

Encyclopedia: Vocalise