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vowelize

[ vou-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈvaʊ əˌlaɪz /
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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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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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