Meaning & use

Verbalize

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To express thoughts, feelings, or ideas in words, especially spoken ones.

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It helps to verbalize your worries rather than keep them bottled up.

Young children are still learning to verbalize their emotions clearly.

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Often used in psychology and education to describe the process of putting internal thoughts or feelings into spoken language.

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