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(vʉr′bə līz′)

intransitive verb verbalized, verbalizing

to be wordy, or verbose
to use words to express or communicate meaning

Origin: < Fr verbaliser: see verbal & -ize

transitive verb

to express in words
to change (a noun, etc.) into a verb

Related Forms:

verbalization noun
verbalizer noun

See verbalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ver·bal·ized, ver·bal·iz·ing, ver·bal·iz·es

verb, transitive

To express in words.
Grammar To convert to use as a verb: verbalized the noun contact.

verb, intransitive

To express oneself in words.
To be verbose.

Related Forms:

verˌbal·i·zaˈtion (-bə-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

verˈbal·izˌer noun

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