vowelize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vou′ə līz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
vow•el•ize  (vou′ə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. Linguisticsto provide (a Hebrew, Arabic, etc., text) with vowel points;
    vocalize.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] vow′el•ise′. 
  • vowel + -ize 1810–20
vow′el•i•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vowelize, vowelise / ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz/
  1. (transitive) to mark the vowel points in (a Hebrew word or text)
ˌvoweliˈzation, ˌvoweliˈsation
'vowelize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
vocalize

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