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verbalize

[ vur-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

verbalized, verbalizing.
  1. to express in words:

    He couldn't verbalize his feelings.

  2. Grammar. to convert into a verb:

    to verbalize “butter” into “to butter.”



verb (used without object)

verbalized, verbalizing.
  1. to use many words; be verbose.
  2. to express something verbally.

verbalize

/ ˈɜːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to express (an idea, feeling, etc) in words
  2. to change (any word that is not a verb) into a verb or derive a verb from (any word that is not a verb)
  3. intr to be verbose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌ, noun
  • ˌˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • b··tDz noun
  • b·e noun
  • ԴDz·b· adjective
  • ܲ·b· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbalize1

First recorded in 1600–10; verbal + -ize; compare French verbaliser
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Example Sentences

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Once I started verbalizing my need for alone time, and stopped tiptoeing around his feelings, I found that our relationship started to improve — both on vacations and in day-to-day life too.

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The psychology, however, needs to be more boldly theatricalized, and for Parks that inevitably means verbalized.

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If you need help verbalizing your rights, show the agent a Red Card that helps explain your rights.

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“Mr. Morris never verbalized an apology, and he was given multiple opportunities,” Ortega said.

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Only 81 out of the 100 survey respondents provided a definition, perhaps due to the challenge of verbalizing a working description.

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