(transitive) To represent by phonetic signs.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonetize

simple past tense and past participle of phonetize

of, or pertaining to phonetics.

plural of phonetization

present participle of phonetize

The art or process of representing sounds by phonetic signs.

(dated) The science dealing with vocal sounds; phonetics.

(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.

Relating to the sounds of spoken language. / (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes). / Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.