Meanings
verbsubvocalize (third-person singular simple present subvocalizes, present participle subvocalizing, simple past and past participle subvocalized)
present singular third person subvocalizes · participle present subvocalizing · participle past subvocalized · past subvocalized
- ambitransitiveTo form (words or statements) in thought and express them inwardly without uttering them aloud.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
- Proto-Italic*wōks
- Latinvōx
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinvōcālis
- Middle Englishvocal
- Englishvocal
- Englishvocalize
- Englishsubvocalize
Cite this entry
APA
subvocalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocalize
MLA
“subvocalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subvocalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subvocalize.
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