verbalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak or to use words to express.
  2. To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.

Pronunciation

/ˈvəːbəlʌɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verbalize.wav

Word forms

verbalize verbalizes verbalizing verbalized verbalise

Etymology

Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.

Derived words

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