vowelize

[ vou-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),vow·el·ized, vow·el·iz·ing.
  1. to provide (a Hebrew, Arabic, etc., text) with vowel points; vocalize.

Origin of vowelize

1
First recorded in 1810–20; vowel + -ize
  • Also especially British, vow·el·ise .

Other words from vowelize

  • vow·el·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby vowelize

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British Dictionary definitions for vowelize

vowelize

vowelise

/ (ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to mark the vowel points in (a Hebrew word or text): Also: vocalize

Derived forms of vowelize

  • vowelization or vowelisation, noun

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