"verbalize" in the verb sense

1. verbalize, verbalise

be verbose

"This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"

2. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

express in speech

"She talks a lot of nonsense"

"This depressed patient does not verbalize"

3. express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

articulate either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

"She expressed her anger"

"He uttered a curse"

4. verbalize, verbalise

convert into a verb

"many English nouns have become verbalized"

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