vowelize
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vow·el·ize
(vou′ə-līz′)tr.v. vow·el·ized, vow·el·iz·ing, vow·el·iz·es
To provide with vowel points.
vow′el·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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vowelize
(ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz) orvowelise
vb
(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) (tr) to mark the vowel points in (a Hebrew word or text). Also: vocalize
ˌvoweliˈzation, ˌvoweliˈsation n
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vow•el•ize
(ˈvaʊ əˌlaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to provide (a Hebrew, Arabic, etc., text) with vowel points; vocalize.
[1810–20]
vow`el•i•za′tion, n.
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vowelize
Past participle: vowelized
Gerund: vowelizing
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| Verb | 1. | vowelize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" |
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