verbalise

/'və:bəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (verbalise) /'və:bəlaiz/

Thân thiện

She began to verbalise her thoughts clearly during the meeting.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To express in words; to articulate or utter: The act of putting thoughts, feelings, or ideas into spoken language.
   • To convert into or use as a verb: In linguistics, to make a word (especially a noun or adjective) function as a verb.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To speak, especially at length or verbosely: To use many words to express something.

Usage and Examples

• Transitive verb (to express in words):
  • It can be difficult to verbalise complex emotions.
  • The therapist encouraged the patient to verbalise his anxieties.
• Transitive verb (linguistics: to convert into a verb):
  • The noun "access" has been verbalised in computing jargon (e.g., to access a file).
• Intransitive verb (to speak verbosely):
  • He tends to verbalise endlessly during meetings, losing the main point.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• In Psychology/Therapy: "Verbalise" is a key term, emphasizing the process of making unconscious thoughts conscious by putting them into words.
  • The goal of the session is to help the client verbalise traumatic memories.
• In Linguistics: The process is also called "verbification" or "denominalization."
  • Languages often verbalise new words to meet communicative needs.

Variants and Related Words

• Verbalisation (noun, chiefly British English): The act or process of verbalising.
  • The verbalisation of her grief was a crucial step in her recovery.
• Verbalize (verb, chiefly American English spelling): An alternative spelling of 'verbalise'.
• Verbal (adjective): Relating to or in the form of words.
  • He has strong verbal skills.

Synonyms

• Articulate: To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.
• Utter: To make a sound or say something.
• Express: To convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures and conduct.
• Voice: To express something in words.
• Enunciate: To pronounce words clearly; to express a theory or idea precisely.

Antonyms

• Suppress: To prevent the expression of a thought, feeling, or utterance.
• Conceal: To keep something secret; to prevent something from being known.
• Internalise: To make attitudes or behaviors part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation (contrasts with the act of externalising through speech).

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To give voice to: This phrase is closely related to the meaning of 'verbalise' as it means to express feelings or thoughts that were previously unspoken.
  • The protest was a way for the community to give voice to its frustrations.
• To put into words: A direct synonym for the core meaning of 'verbalise'.
  • I found it hard to put my gratitude into words.

Học thuật

Verb

1. convert into a verb
   • many English nouns have become verbalized
2. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
   • She expressed her anger
   • He uttered a curse
3. express in speech
   • She talks a lot of nonsense
   • This depressed patient does not verbalize
4. be verbose
   • This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious

Từ đồng nghĩa

• verbalize
• express
• utter
• give tongue to
• talk
• speak
• mouth