vo·cal·ize (vō'kə-līz')

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.

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