vocaliser

Senses

1. 1.

   to vocalize

   to produce vocal sound; to sing or speak aloud

2. 2.

   to voice (a consonant)

   in phonetics, to make a voiceless sound into a voiced sound

Examples

• "Le chanteur a vocalisé pendant une heure pour préparer son concert."

  The singer vocalized for an hour to prepare for his concert.

• "En phonétique, on doit vocaliser certaines consonnes en fonction du contexte."

  In phonetics, certain consonants must be voiced depending on the context.

• "Elle aime vocaliser des mélodies sans paroles."

  She likes to vocalize melodies without lyrics.

Usage

Common in musical and phonetic contexts. Often used in singing pedagogy and speech therapy. The first sense (producing vocal sounds) is the most general; the second (phonetics) is more technical.