verbalize
verb/ˈvɜːbəlaɪz/
/ˈvɜːrbəlaɪz/
(British English also verbalise)
[transitive, intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they verbalize | /ˈvɜːbəlaɪz/ /ˈvɜːrbəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it verbalizes | /ˈvɜːbəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈvɜːrbəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple verbalized | /ˈvɜːbəlaɪzd/ /ˈvɜːrbəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle verbalized | /ˈvɜːbəlaɪzd/ /ˈvɜːrbəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form verbalizing | /ˈvɜːbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈvɜːrbəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to express your feelings or ideas in words
- verbalize something He's a real genius but he has difficulty verbalizing his ideas.
- verbalize about something She likes verbalizing about art.
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