vocalize

1. To express with the voice, to utter.

   utter speech sounds

2. To produce noises or calls from the throat.

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

3. To sing without using words.

4. To turn a consonant into a vowel.

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

   pronounce as a vowel

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

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

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