vocalise

== English == === Etymology 1 === From vocal + -ise. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/ ==== Verb ==== vocalise (third-person singular simple present vocalises, present participle vocalising, simple past and past participle vocalised) Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /vəʊkəˈliːz/ ==== Noun ==== vocalise (plural vocalises) A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔ.ka.liz/ === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from vocaliser. ==== Noun ==== vocalise f (plural vocalises) (singing) vocalise (vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vocalise third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of vocaliser === Further reading === “vocalise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012