v. (also -ise)
1. tr. a form (a sound) or utter (a word) with the voice. b make sonant (f is vocalized into v).
2 intr. utter a vocal sound.
3 tr. write (Hebrew etc.) with vowel points.
4 intr. Mus. sing with several notes to one vowel.
Derivatives:
vocalization n. vocalizer n.