What does vocalize mean?
Definitions for vocalize
ˈvoʊ kəˌlaɪzvo·cal·ize
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vocalize.
Princeton's WordNet
voice, sound, vocalize, vocaliseverb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalize, vocaliseverb
sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, voweliseverb
pronounce as a vowel
"between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocaliseverb
express or state clearly
vocalize, vocalise, phonateverb
utter speech sounds
Wiktionary
vocalizeverb
To express with the voice, to utter.
vocalizeverb
To produce noises or calls from the throat.
We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.
vocalizeverb
To sing without using words.
vocalizeverb
To turn a consonant into a vowel.
vocalizeverb
To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.
vocalizeverb
To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)
Etymology: vocal + -ize
ChatGPT
vocalize
To vocalize means to express something through speech or by using one's voice. It can also refer to the act of creating sound with the voice in terms of singing or producing phonetic sounds.
Webster Dictionary
Vocalizeverb
to form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to
Vocalizeverb
to practice singing on the vowel sounds
Etymology: [Cf. F. vocaliser.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vocalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vocalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of vocalize in a Sentence
It is not easy to study dinosaur sounds, vertebrates usually vocalize with soft tissues, and soft tissues rarely preserve in the fossil record.
There hasn't been much of an opportunity for people who are less vocal on social media to vocalize satisfaction.
When a man respects and is proud of his partner, just as Clooney mentioned in his speech, he cannot help but vocalize this happiness, he doesn't do this to boast or brag; he sincerely just wants to respect her as his equal and let others know what's important to him now.The fact that Amal is young, smart, and a humanitarian really speaks to him on levels that go far deeper than what he has had with other women in the past.
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