Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A vocal exercise performed by singing one or more vowels without actually forming any words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vocalize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of, nonstandard
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verb
utter speech sounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vocalize, phonate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
verb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: voice, sound, vocalize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Narrower terms: chirk, quaver, waver
verb
express or state clearly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: articulate, enunciate, vocalize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state, say, tell
verb
pronounce as a vowel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: vocalize, vowelize, vowelise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
verb
sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vocalize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sing
History
Borrowed from French.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekw-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkws Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English -ise English vocalise From vocal + -ise.
