vocalize C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/ UK /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Homophones vocalise /ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/ Meanings 1 verb to utter or express with the voice Try to vocalize your worries instead of letting them fester. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to utter or express with... uttervoicearticulateexpresssoundverbalizeenunciate ↔ Opposites silencemute Word family Derived forms vocalizationvocalizer Related forms vocalvoicevocalisevocalization Etymology AI details A formation from vocal (from Latin vocalis 'sounding, vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. vocalis Latin vox Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vocalize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to utter or express with the voice ## Examples - Try to vocalize your worries instead of letting them fester. ## Synonyms - utter - voice - articulate - express - sound - verbalize - enunciate ## Antonyms - silence - mute ## Derived Forms - vocalization - vocalizer ## Related Forms - vocal - voice - vocalise - vocalization ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vocalis - Root: vox ## Etymology A formation from vocal (from Latin vocalis 'sounding, vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. ## AI Etymology Vocalize is a formation from vocal (from Latin vocalis 'sounding, vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. Important recorded forms include vocalis (Latin) and vox (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to utter or express with the voice. The wider family includes derived forms such as vocalization and vocalizer and related words such as vocal, voice, vocalise, and vocalization. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown