Verbs

abbreviate

verb

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

abduce

verb

advance evidence for

ablactate

verb

gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's mi...

ablate

verb

remove an organ or bodily structure

abnegate

verb

deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulgin...

abreact

verb

discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization

abscise

verb

remove or separate by abscission

absquatulate

verb

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody alon...

acclimatise

verb

get used to a certain climate

acclimatize

verb

get used to a certain climate

accouter

verb

provide with military equipment

accoutre

verb

provide with military equipment

accredit

verb

ascribe an achievement to

acculturate

verb

assimilate culturally

acerbate

verb

cause to be bitter or resentful

actualise

verb

make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

actualize

verb

make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

actuate

verb

give an incentive for action

adduce

verb

advance evidence for

adjudge

verb

declare to be

admeasure

verb

determine the quantity of someone's share

admix

verb

mix or blend

adsorb

verb

accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface

adulate

verb

flatter in an obsequious manner

adumbrate

verb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summa...

advertize

verb

call attention to

aerify

verb

turn into gas

aestivate

verb

sleep during summer

affiance

verb

give to in marriage

affranchise

verb

grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude

afforest

verb

establish a forest on previously unforested land

aggrandise

verb

add details to

aggrade

verb

build up to a level by depositing sediment

aggress

verb

take the initiative and go on the offensive

aggrieve

verb

cause to feel sorrow

agnize

verb

be fully aware or cognizant of

airt

verb

channel into a new direction

alchemize

verb

alter (elements) by alchemy

alchemise

verb

alter (elements) by alchemy

alcoholise

verb

make alcoholic, as by fermenting

alcoholize

verb

make alcoholic, as by fermenting

alkalinise

verb

become alkaline

alkalinize

verb

become alkaline

alkalise

verb

turn basic and less acidic

alkalize

verb

turn basic and less acidic

alkalify

verb

turn basic and less acidic

allegorise

verb

make into an allegory

allegorize

verb

make into an allegory

alliterate

verb

use alliteration as a form of poetry

alphabetise

verb

arrange in alphabetical order