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Verb: vocalise  vowkulIz
Usage: Brit (=vocalize)
  1. Sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
    - vocalize
     
  2. Pronounce as a vowel
    - vocalize, vowelize, vowelise [Brit]
     
  3. Express or state clearly
    - articulate, enunciate, vocalize
     
  4. Utter with vibrating vocal chords
    - voice, sound, vocalize
     
  5. Utter speech sounds
    - vocalize, phonate

Derived forms: vocalised, vocalising, vocalises

See also: vocalisation [Brit], vocaliser [Brit]

Type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, mouth, pronounce, say, sing, sound out, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Vocalise