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English verb: vocalize | |||
| 1. | vocalize (communication) utter with vibrating vocal chords | ||
| Synonyms | sound, vocalise, voice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chirk, quaver, waver | ||
| Antonyms | devoice | ||
| 2. | vocalize (creation) sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue vocalize, They will vocalize the duet | ||
| Synonyms | vocalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
| 3. | vocalize (communication) pronounce as a vowel | ||
| Samples | Between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue vocalize | ||
| Synonyms | vocalise, vowelise, vowelize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
| 4. | vocalize (communication) express or state clearly | ||
| Synonyms | articulate, enunciate, vocalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | say, state, tell | ||
| 5. | vocalize (communication) utter speech sounds | ||
| Synonyms | phonate, vocalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
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