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verbalize

[ vur-buh-lahyz ]
/ ˈvɜr bəˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), ver·bal·ized, ver·bal·iz·ing.
to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
Grammar. to convert into a verb: to verbalize “butter” into “to butter.”
verb (used without object), ver·bal·ized, ver·bal·iz·ing.
to use many words; be verbose.
to express something verbally.
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Also especially British, ver·bal·ise .

Origin of verbalize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM verbalize

ver·bal·i·za·tion, nounver·bal·iz·er, nounnon·ver·bal·ized, adjectiveun·ver·bal·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for verbalize

verbalize

verbalise

/ (ˈvɜːbəˌlaɪz) /

verb
to express (an idea, feeling, etc) in words
to change (any word that is not a verb) into a verb or derive a verb from (any word that is not a verb)
(intr) to be verbose

Derived forms of verbalize

verbalization or verbalisation, nounverbalizer or verbaliser, noun
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