verbalize
verbalize
Definition
ver·bal·ize (vʉr′bə līz′)
intransitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing
- to be wordy, or verbose
- to use words to express or communicate meaning
transitive verb
- to express in words
- to change (a noun, etc.) into a verb
ver′·bali·za′·tion noun
ver′·bal·iz′er noun
verbalize
Usage Examples
Object
- feeling: The volunteer is asked to verbalize any feelings or sensations which they might experience during the test.
- thing: Are the words you speak verbalizing things that are inappropriate about others?
Modifying Another Word
- not: And somehow he always managed to say what the majority of the audience were already secretly thinking but could not verbalize.
