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