verbalize

Put into words

To verbalize is to put something into words—to express aloud what might otherwise remain thought or feeling: He struggled to verbalize his emotions.

The word often implies effort or difficulty in articulating something internal or abstract.

In grammar, verbalize can mean to convert a word into a verb form.

express

convey

Communicate or transport

articulate · voice · put into words · air · disclose · reveal · manifest · assert · affirm · announce

articulate

enunciate

Speak with clarity

speak · phonate · articulation · diction · elocution · intonate · modulate · inflection · prosody · cadence

emote

vent

Opening for airflow

confess · exclaim · outpour · catharsis · emote · vociferate · cry out · let out · speak up · open up

converse

discuss

Talk about thoroughly

  • dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
  • talkVerbal exchange between people
  • chatInformal verbal exchange

confer · exchange · discourse · banter · speak · parley · communicate · interact · debate · consult

narrate

recount

Narrate or retally

recite · chronicle · depict · portray · storytelling · narration · anecdote · spell out · explain · detail

Categories
Opposites
expression vs. suppression

verbalizesuppress

Forcibly put an end to

stifle · repress · bottle up · keep to oneself · hold back

spoken vs. unspoken communication

verbalizethink

Process with the mind

remain silent · stay quiet · gesture · mime · sign

articulate vs. inarticulate expression

verbalizemumble

Speak softly, indistinctly

stammer · stutter · hem and haw · trail off · falter

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G