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vowelize

[ vou-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈvaʊ əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), vow·el·ized, vow·el·iz·ing.

to provide (a Hebrew, Arabic, etc., text) with vowel points; vocalize.

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Words nearby vowelize

vowel harmony, vowel mutation, vowel point, vowel rhyme, vowel system, vowelize, vowels, vox, vox angelica, vox barbara, vox et praeterea nihil
Also especially British, vow·el·ise.

Origin of vowelize

First recorded in 1810–20; vowel + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vowelize

vow·el·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for vowelize

vowelize

vowelise

/ (ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to mark the vowel points in (a Hebrew word or text)Also: vocalize

Derived forms of vowelize

vowelization or vowelisation, noun
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