vowelize

especially British, vow·el·ise

[vou-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

vowelized, vowelizing 

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

vowelize

/ ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• vowelization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vowelize¹

First recorded in 1810–20; vowel + -ize