Definitions for vocalize

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vocalize vo·cal·ize

Spelling: [voh-kuh-lahyz]

IPA: /ˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪz/

Vocalize is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 22 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.

You can make 229 anagrams from letters in vocalize (aceilovz).

Definitions for vocalize

verb (used with object)

1. to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
2. to endow with a voice; cause to utter.
3. Phonetics. to voice. to change into a vowel (contrasted with 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)

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.

Origin of vocalize

First recorded in 1660-70; vocal + -ize

Examples for vocalize

Marine biologists have found that that while dolphins may not snore, they do vocalize in their sleep.

Amos Adams threw back his grizzled head in a laugh that failed to vocalize.

vocalize always upon A, and be careful to put no B's before it.

We have all heard voices that were so beautiful that to hear one of them vocalize for half an hour would be a musical feast.

Minnehaha is one of those fearless singers who vocalize without a safety-valve.

Bisutti thinks the label is a good communication tool for Christians who are too shy to vocalize their beliefs.

According to her it can be difficult for female performers to vocalize what they feel comfortable doing on screen.

Miss Eleanor did not need to vocalize her approval of Judson; the dark eyes were alight with excitement.

Her voice cracked; her ear became demoralized; her attempts to vocalize grew almost as comical as Trilby's.

But should mom get involved in an “animated conversation” with a stranger, the baby will “vocalize with intense anger.”