verbalize

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This is not something they would verbalize or even have the understanding to talk about if you asked them.

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  1. transitive verb To express in words.
  2. transitive verb Grammar To convert to use as a verb: verbalized the noun contact.
  3. intransitive verb To express oneself in words.
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  • Before she could verbalize, she was pushed through the crowd and into the cabin. —  The Ship Who Sang
  • But even in her mind she could not fully verbalize the word. —  0001
  • But then he had not tried to verbalize, even in his mind before now, the ideal he looked for in a mate. —  Mary Balogh - Unforgiven
  • This is not something they would verbalize or even have the understanding to talk about if you asked them. —  The Chicago Blog
  • Whether or not they can "verbalize" is of little consequence to them. —  The Daily News Transcript Homepage RSS
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Etymologies (1)

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  1. = French verbaliser; as verbal + -tee.
 

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/ˈvərbəlaɪz/
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