vocalize

[ voh-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

1. to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
2. to endow with a voice; cause to utter.
3. Phonetics.
   1. to voice.
   2. to change into a vowel ( consonantalize ).
4. (of Hebrew, Arabic, and other writing systems that do not usually indicate vowels) to furnish with vowels or vowel points.

verb (used without object)

, vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing.

1. to use the voice, as in speech or song.
2. to sing without uttering words, especially to warm up the voice, practice vowel sounds, etc., before a performance.
3. to sing scales, arpeggios, trills, or the like, usually to a solmization syllable or a vowel sound.
4. Phonetics. to become changed into a vowel.

vocalize

/ ˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to express with or use the voice; articulate (a speech, song, etc)
2. tr to make vocal or articulate
3. tr phonetics
   1. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice
   2. to change (a consonant) into a vowel
4. another word for vowelize
5. intr to sing a melody on a vowel, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌvocaliˈzation, noun
• ˈvocalˌizer, noun

Other Words From

• vocal·i·zation noun
• vocal·izer noun
• misvo·cal·i·zation noun
• nonvo·cal·i·zation noun
• sub·vocal·ize verb subvocalized subvocalizing
• un·vocal·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vocalize¹

First recorded in 1660–70; vocal + -ize

Example Sentences

Its meals have always been “completely customizable,” meaning customers can “vocalize or digitally select their desired portions when choosing from the list of real ingredients,” Chipotle clarified.

From Salon

They also vocalize to tell their chicks they are back at the nest with food and, seemingly, to cheer on their babies when they’re learning to fly.

From Salon

Still, the sustainability underpinning the beds hasn't stopped some athletes from vocalizing certain comfort-related qualms.

From Salon

The alt-right has used memes to vocalize their most extreme opinions, stoke a Trump movement and enact real political change.

From Salon

“So, I went up on my medicine and I see my therapist. I try to see her every Wednesday, and I try to vocalize a lot when I’m feeling overwhelmed.”

From Seattle Times