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ver⋅bal⋅ize

  [vur-buh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use unverbalized in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
2. Grammar. to convert into a verb: to verbalize “butter” into “to butter.”
–verb (used without object)
3. to use many words; be verbose.
4. to express something verbally.
Also, especially British, ver⋅bal⋅ise.

Origin:
1600–10; verbal + -ize; cf. F verbaliser

Related forms:
ver⋅bal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
ver⋅bal⋅iz⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

verbalize 
1609, "use too many words," from Fr. verbaliser (16c.); see verbal. Meaning "express in words" is attested from 1875.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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