vowelizev.
/ˈvaʊ(ə)lʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz/ 1. transitive. To modify or produce by means of vowel-sounds.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > furnish with or produce by vowel [verb (transitive)]
vowelize1816
vocalize1841
1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 59 The vowelized softness of Greek, Italian, French,..proceeds from the same cause.
2. To render vocalic. In quot. 1867 absol.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > furnish with or produce by vowel [verb (transitive)] > convert to
vocalize1773
vowelize1867
1867 A. M. Bell Visible Speech: Sci. Universal Alphabetics 87 Then vowelize or expand and tensify the configuration to remove the friction of the breath.
3. To supply with vowel-points or signs representing vowels.
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society > communication > writing > written character > represent by written character [verb (transitive)] > vowel-point
vowel1681
vowel-point1765
vocalize1841
vowelize1883
1883 American 6 314 ‘Tom Brown's School-Days’ will be immediately issued in the easy reporting style [of shorthand], fully vowelized.
Derivatives
ˈvowelized adj.
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1816Vowelized [see sense 1].
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