vocalize

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/ UK /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Homophones

vocalise /ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to utter or express with the voice

Try to vocalize your worries instead of letting them fester.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to utter or express with... utter voice articulate express sound verbalize enunciate

Opposites

silence mute

Word family

Derived forms vocalizationvocalizer

Related forms vocal voice vocalise vocalization

Etymology

A formation from vocal (from Latin vocalis 'sounding, vocal', from vox 'voice') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize.

vocalis Latin vox Latin

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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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