Verbs

Action words that describe what someone or something does

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gelatinise

verb

convert into gelatinous form or jelly

gelatinize

verb

convert into gelatinous form or jelly

geminate

verb

arrange in pairs

generalise

verb

speak or write in generalities

gesticulate

verb

show, express or direct through movement

gip

verb

(sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle

glaciate

verb

become frozen and covered with glaciers

glamorize

verb

make glamorous and attractive

glamourize

verb

make glamorous and attractive

gluttonize

verb

eat a lot and without restraint

gluttonise

verb

eat a lot and without restraint

gnash

verb

grind together, of teeth

gnarl

verb

make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

gormandize

verb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

gormandise

verb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

gradate

verb

arrange according to grades

granulate

verb

form into grains

grizzle

verb

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

guggle

verb

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

guttle

verb

eat greedily

gybe

verb

shift from one side of the ship to the other

habilitate

verb

provide with clothes or put clothes on

haemagglutinate

verb

cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)

handwrite

verb

write by hand

harmonise

verb

go together

harshen

verb

make harsh or harsher

hedgehop

verb

fly very close to the ground

hemagglutinate

verb

cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)

heterodyne

verb

combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wa...

higgle

verb

wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)

homologise

verb

make homologous

homologize

verb

make homologous

hopple

verb

strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a h...

hornswoggle

verb

deprive of by deceit

horripilate

verb

cause (someone's) hair to stand on end and to have goosebump...

houseclean

verb

clean and tidy up the house

housekeep

verb

maintain a household; take care of all business related to a...

humanise

verb

make more humane

humidify

verb

make (more) humid

humify

verb

convert (plant remains) into humus

hybridize

verb

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and...

hybridise

verb

breed animals or plants using parents of different races and...

hydrogenate

verb

combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to...

hydrolyse

verb

undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water

hydrolyze

verb

undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water

hyperbolize

verb

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

hypophysectomize

verb

remove the pituitary glands

hypostatise

verb

construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity

hypostatize

verb

construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity

hypothecate

verb

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds