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audibilize

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make (something) audible.
  2. To call out a new intended American football play; to vocalize a change in the intended play.

Examples

“Phrasing echoes there, with an almost metallic clang, against the actual electromagnetic “sounder” that audibilizes Morse code in the transmission of telegrams, a device operated at her post⟳ from the inner sanctum[…]”
“"Rather than concealing or silencing a disability, disablist music audibilizes disability, asserts disability, even claims disability as a fundamental component of its sonic identity.” The British Paraorchestra, for example,[…]”
“Attention to space along with intersectional approaches to retelling women's stories that challenge⟳ normative depictions of African women visibilizes people and audibilizes voices of contest and difference. This approach⟳ renders more[…]”
““Audibilize,” Tom Cook⟳ Clark was saying to Madden. “When you see⟳ them leaning like⟳ that, get⟳ ready to audibilize.” “Awright, awright, awright,” Oscar Veech shouted, clapping his hands for noapparentreason. “What are you, Conway?””
“Quarterbacks are allowed to audibilize, or change⟳ the play⟳ at the line of scrimmage. A changed play⟳ is called an audible. Quarterbacks usually audibilize when they discover⟳ that the defense has guessed correctly and is properly aligned[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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