Main Entry: vo·cal·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): vo·cal·ized; vo·cal·iz·ing

Date: 1669

transitive verb 1 : to give voice to : utter; specifically : sing
2 a : to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice b : to convert to a vowel
3 : to furnish (as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel pointsintransitive verb 1 : to utter vocal sounds
2 : sing; specifically : to sing without words

— vo·cal·i·za·tion \ˌvō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— vo·cal·iz·er \ˈvō-kə-ˌlī-zər\ noun