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speak vs vocalise

vocalise vs speak

speak and vocalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speak No No Yes No
vocalise No No Yes No
As verbs, vocalise is a hyponym of speak; that is, vocalise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:
  • speak: express in speech
  • vocalise: utter speech sounds
speak (verb) vocalise (verb)
express in speech pronounce as a vowel
exchange thoughts; talk with express or state clearly
use language utter with vibrating vocal chords
give a speech to utter speech sounds
make a characteristic or natural sound sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
Difference between speak and vocalise

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