Verbs
Action words that describe what someone or something does
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institutionalise
verb
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
insufflate
verb
blow or breathe hard on or into
intercalate
verb
insert (days) in a calendar
intercommunicate
verb
transmit thoughts or feelings
interdepend
verb
be connected
interleave
verb
intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book il...
interlard
verb
introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
intermit
verb
cease an action temporarily
internationalise
verb
put under international control
internationalize
verb
put under international control
interpellate
verb
question formally about policy or government business
interpenetrate
verb
spread or diffuse through
interpolate
verb
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
intersperse
verb
introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
interstratify
verb
arrange rocks in alternating strata
interweave
verb
interlace by or as if by weaving
intonate
verb
speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a pa...
intrench
verb
fix firmly or securely
introject
verb
incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unco...
intromit
verb
allow to enter; grant entry to
intrust
verb
confer a trust upon
intumesce
verb
expand abnormally
intussuscept
verb
introvert or invaginate
inure
verb
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
invaginate
verb
fold inwards
inveigh
verb
speak against in an impassioned manner
inveigle
verb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
invigilate
verb
watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
inweave
verb
weave together into a fabric or design
iodinate
verb
cause to combine with iodine
iodize
verb
treat with iodine so as to prevent infection
ionise
verb
convert into ions
irrupt
verb
erupt or intensify suddenly
islamise
verb
cause to conform to Islamic law
islamize
verb
cause to conform to Islamic law
isomerize
verb
change into an isomer
italicize
verb
print in italics
iterate
verb
to say, state, or perform again
itinerate
verb
travel from place to place, as for work
jacklight
verb
hunt with a jacklight
jellify
verb
make into jelly
jollify
verb
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in up...
junketeer
verb
go on a pleasure trip
keratinize
verb
convert into keratin
kibitz
verb
make unwanted and intrusive comments
labialise
verb
pronounce with rounded lips
labialize
verb
pronounce with rounded lips
laicise
verb
reduce to lay status
laicize
verb
reduce to lay status
lallygag
verb
be about