VOCALIZE


Meaning of VOCALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz ]

verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: 1669

transitive verb

1. : to give voice to : utter ; specifically : sing

2.

a. : to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice

b. : to convert to a vowel

3. : to furnish (as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points

intransitive verb

1. : to utter vocal sounds

2. : sing ; specifically : to sing without words

• vo·cal·i·za·tion ˌvō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun

• vo·cal·iz·er ˈvō-kə-ˌlī-zər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.