Definition of "vocalize" in English

verb

1. To express with the voice, to utter.

2. (of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat.

   • We could hear the monkeys vocalizing, though we could not see them.

3. (music) To sing without using words.

4. (linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel.

   • In Hong Kong English, /l/ may be vocalized at the end of a syllable.

5. (linguistics, dated) To make a sound voiced rather than voiceless.

6. (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew)