verbalize
To speak or to use words to expressTo speak or to use words to express.
» Most people are incapable of verbalizing their thoughts clearly.
Большинство людей неспособны чётко выразить мысли в словах.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To speak or to use words to express.
Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on.
verbalisieren, versprachlichen
express in speech
(transitive)To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.
verbalisieren
Examples
3 sentencesMost people are incapable of verbalizing their thoughts clearly.
ruБольшинство людей неспособны чётко выразить мысли в словах. — Wezel
Sami wasn't verbalizing that.
Yanni was having trouble verbalizing.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.
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Forms
verbalizes, verbalizing, verbalized, verbalized| Base form | verbalize · to verbalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | verbalizes |
| Present participle | verbalizing |
| Past simple | verbalized |
| Past participle | verbalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle