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vocalized

[voh-kuh-lahyz] Origin

vo·cal·ize

[voh-kuh-lahyz] verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
2.
to endow with a voice; cause to utter.
3.
Phonetics.
a.
to voice.
b.
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)
5.
to use the voice, as in speech or song.
6.
to sing without uttering words, especially to warm up the voice, practice vowel sounds, etc., before a performance.
7.
to sing scales, arpeggios, trills, or the like, usually to a solmization syllable or a vowel sound.
8.
Phonetics. to become changed into a vowel.

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Vocalized is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Also, especially British, vocalise.


Origin:
1660–70; vocal + -ize

vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
vo·cal·iz·er, noun
mis·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
non·vo·cal·i·za·tion, noun
sub·vo·cal·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
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un·vo·cal·ized, adjective
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vocalize
1660s, from vocal + -ize.
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