vow·el·ize

(vou′ə-līz′)

tr.v. vow·el·ized, vow·el·iz·ing, vow·el·iz·es

To provide with vowel points.

vow′el·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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vowelize

(ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz) or

vowelise

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

ˌvoweliˈzation, ˌvoweliˈsation n

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vow•el•ize

(ˈvaʊ əˌlaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

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

[1810–20]

vow`el•i•za′tion, n.

vowelize

Past participle: vowelized
Gerund: vowelizing

Imperative
vowelize
vowelize

Present
I vowelize
you vowelize
he/she/it vowelizes
we vowelize
you vowelize
they vowelize

Preterite
I vowelized
you vowelized
he/she/it vowelized
we vowelized
you vowelized
they vowelized

Present Continuous
I am vowelizing
you are vowelizing
he/she/it is vowelizing
we are vowelizing
you are vowelizing
they are vowelizing

Present Perfect
I have vowelized
you have vowelized
he/she/it has vowelized
we have vowelized
you have vowelized
they have vowelized

Past Continuous
I was vowelizing
you were vowelizing
he/she/it was vowelizing
we were vowelizing
you were vowelizing
they were vowelizing

Past Perfect
I had vowelized
you had vowelized
he/she/it had vowelized
we had vowelized
you had vowelized
they had vowelized

Future
I will vowelize
you will vowelize
he/she/it will vowelize
we will vowelize
you will vowelize
they will vowelize

Future Perfect
I will have vowelized
you will have vowelized
he/she/it will have vowelized
we will have vowelized
you will have vowelized
they will have vowelized

Future Continuous
I will be vowelizing
you will be vowelizing
he/she/it will be vowelizing
we will be vowelizing
you will be vowelizing
they will be vowelizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vowelizing
you have been vowelizing
he/she/it has been vowelizing
we have been vowelizing
you have been vowelizing
they have been vowelizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vowelizing
you will have been vowelizing
he/she/it will have been vowelizing
we will have been vowelizing
you will have been vowelizing
they will have been vowelizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vowelizing
you had been vowelizing
he/she/it had been vowelizing
we had been vowelizing
you had been vowelizing
they had been vowelizing

Conditional
I would vowelize
you would vowelize
he/she/it would vowelize
we would vowelize
you would vowelize
they would vowelize

Past Conditional
I would have vowelized
you would have vowelized
he/she/it would have vowelized
we would have vowelized
you would have vowelized
they would have vowelized

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

vowelize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

vowelise, vocalise, vocalize

enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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