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verbalize definition

ver·bal·ize (vʉr′bə līz′)

intransitive verb verbalized -·ized′, verbalizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to be wordy, or verbose
  2. to use words to express or communicate meaning

Etymology: < Fr verbaliser: see verbal & -ize

transitive verb

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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