vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz 
vocalized; vocalizing
2
a
: to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice
b
: to convert to a vowel
3
: to furnish (something, such as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points
Synonyms
Examples of vocalize in a Sentence
The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.
she's not one to vocalize her worries
Recent Examples on the Web
Aside from Porowski supermodel Gigi Hadid has also vocalized her support for the couple.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Barker says, vocalizing a public sentiment he’s long heard.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
On detecting acoustic signals, noise can also be produced in the same frequencies in which animals vocalize and can interrupt the transmission of information.
—Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 26 July 2023
Dogs from ancient breeds were more likely to vocalize or howl than domestic dog breeds.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
Steve Fisch The electrode recordings collected from T12 were then used to train a deep-learning model to associate patterns of neural activity with the intention to vocalize individual words.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Aug. 2023
For a 2001 study, the cognitive scientist Tecumseh Fitch cajoled goats, dogs, deer and other species to vocalize while inside a cineradiograph machine that filmed the way their larynxes moved under X-ray.
—Sonia Shah, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Standing in the state Capitol galleries, housing advocates vocalized their demands.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
In a 2013 study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior, researchers found that dogs clinically diagnosed with anxiety were more likely to vocalize when left home alone than dogs without separation issues.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Barker says, vocalizing a public sentiment he’s long heard.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
On detecting acoustic signals, noise can also be produced in the same frequencies in which animals vocalize and can interrupt the transmission of information.
—Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 26 July 2023
Dogs from ancient breeds were more likely to vocalize or howl than domestic dog breeds.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
Steve Fisch The electrode recordings collected from T12 were then used to train a deep-learning model to associate patterns of neural activity with the intention to vocalize individual words.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Aug. 2023
For a 2001 study, the cognitive scientist Tecumseh Fitch cajoled goats, dogs, deer and other species to vocalize while inside a cineradiograph machine that filmed the way their larynxes moved under X-ray.
—Sonia Shah, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Standing in the state Capitol galleries, housing advocates vocalized their demands.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2023
In a 2013 study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior, researchers found that dogs clinically diagnosed with anxiety were more likely to vocalize when left home alone than dogs without separation issues.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz
vocalized; vocalizing
: to give voice to
especially
: sing entry 1 sense 1a
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