vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz 
vocalized; vocalizing
2
a
: to make voiced rather than voiceless : voice
b
: to convert to a vowel
3
: to furnish (something, such as a consonantal Hebrew or Arabic text) with vowels or vowel points
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Examples of vocalize in a Sentence
The male bird vocalizes to attract a mate.
she's not one to vocalize her worries
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Harrington also vocalized her excitement on the appointment of Black scholar Jonathan Michael Square as a committee member for this year’s exhibition.
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Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
When a company gets breached, the industry vocalizes disbelief, but human error is the starting point of the investigation, never the conclusion.
—Grant Bourzikas, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
These groups have vocalized discontent with former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris for the candidates' unwillingness to commit to a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, a growing segment within the system’s political class and propaganda networks is more loudly vocalizing calls that had previously been whispers: shedding the nuclear program’s ostensibly peaceful pretense and moving toward weaponization as the ultimate deterrent.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
When a company gets breached, the industry vocalizes disbelief, but human error is the starting point of the investigation, never the conclusion.
—Grant Bourzikas, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
These groups have vocalized discontent with former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris for the candidates' unwillingness to commit to a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Unsurprisingly, a growing segment within the system’s political class and propaganda networks is more loudly vocalizing calls that had previously been whispers: shedding the nuclear program’s ostensibly peaceful pretense and moving toward weaponization as the ultimate deterrent.
—Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
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vocalize
verb
vo·cal·ize
ˈvō-kə-ˌlīz
vocalized; vocalizing
: to give voice to
especially
: sing entry 1 sense 1a
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