Definition of: vocalize

(vō′kəl·īz) v. ·ized, ·iz·ing v.t.
1. To make vocal; utter, say, or sing; make sonant.
2. To provide a voice for; render articulate.
3. To mark with vowel points, as a Hebrew text.
4. Phonet. a To change to or use as a vowel: to vocalize y. b To voice.
—v.i.
5. To produce sounds with the voice, as in speaking or singing.
6. Phonet. To be changed to a vowel.
—vo′cal·i·za′tion noun
—vo′cal·iz′er noun