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vocalize

/ˈvəʊ.kə.laɪz/

/ˈvoʊ.kə.laɪz/

Translations

vocalizeverb

vocalized

Past Simple

vocalized

Past Participle

vocalizing

Gerund

/ˈvəʊ.kə.laɪz/

/ˈvoʊ.kə.laɪz/

vocaliserSens général et courant ; s’emploie pour exprimer oralement, articuler ou émettre des sons avec la voix.

The singer vocalized beautifully during the performance.

La chanteuse a vocalisé magnifiquement pendant la représentation.

Additional translations

vocaliserSens de philologie et d’hébreu biblique : munir un texte de signes vocaliques.

vocaliserSens phonétique : transformer une consonne en son vocalique ou sonorisé.

vocaliserSens musical : chanter sans paroles, sur des voyelles.

Synonyms

vocalizenoun

vocalizes

/ˈvəʊ.kə.laɪz/

/ˈvoʊ.kə.laɪz/

Used in music theory to denote a wordless vocal exercise or composition; countable.

vocaliseTerme musical : exercice vocal ou pièce chantée sur des voyelles, sans paroles.

Singers often warm up with a simple vocalize before rehearsals.

Les chanteurs font souvent une simple vocalise avant les répétitions.

Definitions

vocalizeverb

To produce sound with the voice.

The singer vocalized beautifully during the performance.

To express or articulate something in words.

She vocalized her concerns about the new policy during the meeting.

To utter a sound or word distinctly.

The child vocalized each letter of the alphabet clearly.

To sing without words, using only vowel sounds.

The choir vocalized the melody before adding the lyrics.

To supply a written consonantal text (especially in Semitic scripts) with vowel points or other diacritics.

The scholar carefully vocalized the ancient Hebrew manuscript.

Phonetics: to turn a consonant into a vowel-like or voiced sound.

In some accents the final /l/ in 'people' vocalizes to a /w/-like sound.

vocalizenoun

A vocal exercise or musical piece sung on one or more vowel sounds without words.

Singers often warm up with a simple vocalize before rehearsals.