vowelize

American

[vou-uh-lahyz] / ˈvaʊ əˌlaɪz /

especially British, vowelise

verb (used with object)

vowelized, vowelizing

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

vowelize British

/ ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

vowelization noun

Etymology

Origin of vowelize

First recorded in 1810–20; vowel + -ize

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