Verb: vocalize 'vow-ku,lIz
- Express or state clearly
"The singer vocalized the melody beautifully";
- articulate, enunciate, vocalise [Brit]
- Utter speech sounds
"The speech therapist helped the patient learn to vocalize correctly";
- vocalise [Brit], phonate
- Utter with vibrating vocal chords
"The singer vocalized the high notes beautifully";
- voice, sound, vocalise [Brit]
- Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
"The singer vocalized the scales to warm up her voice";
- vocalise [Brit]
- Pronounce as a vowel
"between two consonants, this liquid is vocalized";
- vocalise [Brit], vowelize, vowelise [Brit]
Derived forms: vocalizes, vocalizing, vocalized
Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, mouth, pronounce, say, sing, sound out, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Vocalize