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vocalized
[
voh
-k
uh
-lahyz
]
Origin
vo·cal·ize
/
ˈvoʊ
kəˌlaɪz
/
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[
voh
-k
uh
-lahyz
]
Show IPA
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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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.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Also,
especially British
,
vocalise.
Origin:
1660–70;
vocal
+
-ize
Related forms
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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Word Origin & History
vocalize
1660s, from
vocal
+
-ize
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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