verbalize

verb — 2 senses

verbalize

verb

/ˈvɜɹbəlaɪz/

Etymology Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.

1

To speak or to use words to express.

  • Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on.
2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.

Derived terms
verbalization

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