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Pos: Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb verbalize has 4 senses

1.  verbalize(v = verb.communication) verbalise - be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious"
is one way to mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

2.  verbalize(v = verb.communication) mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Derived forms noun verbalization2, noun verbalizer1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

3.  verbalize(v = verb.communication) express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

4.  verbalize(v = verb.change) verbalise - convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"
is one way to convert
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

verbalize, v. t. [Cf. F. verbaliser.].

1.  To convert into a verb; to verbify. [1913 Webster]

2.  To express in words. [PJC]


verbalize, v. i.

   To be verbose. [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

verbalize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. express in words.
2 intr. be verbose.
3 tr. make (a noun etc.) into a verb.

Derivative:
verbalizable adj. verbalization n. verbalizer n.