vocalize

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To produce with the voice.
2. To give voice to; articulate: vocalize popular sentiment.
3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.
4. Linguistics.
   1. To change (a consonant) into a vowel during articulation.
   2. To voice.

v.intr.

1. 1. To use the voice.
   2. Music. To sing.
2. Linguistics. To be changed into a vowel.

vocalization vo'cal·i·za'tion (-kə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
vocalizer vo'cal·iz'er n.

verb

1. To produce or make (speech sounds): articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, utter¹. See words.
2. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter¹, vent, verbalize, voice. Idioms: givetongueventvoiceto. See words.
3. To express oneself in speech: speak, talk, verbalize. Idioms: open one'smouthlips, putinintowords, wag one's tongue. See words.
4. To utter words or sounds in musical tones: carol, chant, sing. Archaic tune. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

To make a vocal sound; a form of communication. Studies of feline vocalization have identified murmur, vowel and strained intensity patterns.

• excessive v. — a behavioral problem of dogs and cats; may be a displacement activity or caused by separation anxiety.

IN BRIEF: To speak or sing.

It is a rare and wonderful thing to hear a humpback whale vocalize.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udtale, vokalisere, udtale stemt
v. intr. - vokalisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitdrukking geven aan, zingen, klank geven aan, spreken/roepen etc., van leestekens voorzien (b.v. Hebreeuws)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Phon) vocaliser, (Ling) marquer de voyelles, (fig) exprimer
v. intr. - (Mus) vocaliser, faire des vocalises

Deutsch (German)
v. - vokalisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρθρώνω, τραγουδώ

Italiano (Italian)
vocalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vocalizar (Mús. Fon.), falar, cantar

Русский (Russian)
издавать звуки, петь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - articular, vocalizar
v. intr. - vocalizar, emitir sonidos articulados

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tala, sjunga, skräna, vokalisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使发声, 使发成元音, 发声, 被发成元音, 练声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使發聲, 使發成母音
v. intr. - 發聲, 被發成母音, 練聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발음하다, 유성음화 하다, 모음 부호를 붙이다
v. intr. - 목소리를 내다, 지껄이다, 모음화 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 声に出す, 歌う, 声を出す, しゃべる, 母音化される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) لفظ, نطق, حرك ( كلمات)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביטא, ניקד, הפך (עיצור) לתנועה‬
v. intr. - ‮ביטא, שר כמה טונים לתנועה אחת‬

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