vocalize

== English == === Alternative forms === vocalise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From vocal + -ize. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊ.kə.laɪz/ === Verb === vocalize (third-person singular simple present vocalizes, present participle vocalizing, simple past and past participle vocalized) To express with the voice, to utter. (of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat. (music) To sing without using words. (linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel. (linguistics, dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless. (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew) ==== Synonyms ==== (of humans): outspeak (rarely used as a synonym of vocalize) ==== Derived terms ==== vocalization ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Verb === vocalize inflection of vocalizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative