Verbs

lambaste

verb

censure severely or angrily

lambast

verb

censure severely or angrily

lapidate

verb

kill by throwing stones at

lapidify

verb

change into stone

larrup

verb

give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

latinise

verb

write in the Latin alphabet

latinize

verb

write in the Latin alphabet

leaven

verb

cause to puff up with a leaven

legitimatise

verb

make legal

legitimatize

verb

make legal

liberalise

verb

become more liberal

liberalize

verb

become more liberal

librate

verb

determine the weight of

lignify

verb

convert into wood or cause to become woody

limn

verb

trace the shape of

linearise

verb

make linear or get into a linear form

linearize

verb

make linear or get into a linear form

lionise

verb

assign great social importance to

liquidise

verb

make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating

liquidize

verb

sell or get rid of all one's merchandise

literalise

verb

make literal

literalize

verb

make literal

localise

verb

restrict something to a particular area

logroll

verb

work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging po...

lollop

verb

walk clumsily and with a bounce

louden

verb

become louder

lour

verb

set lower

lucubrate

verb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning o...

lustrate

verb

purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist cou...

luxate

verb

move out of position

lyophilize

verb

to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuu...

macerate

verb

cause to grow thin or weak

machicolate

verb

supply with projecting galleries

machinate

verb

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear togethe...

maculate

verb

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metap...

magnetise

verb

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

maltreat

verb

treat badly

manducate

verb

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

manumit

verb

free from slavery or servitude

marbleize

verb

make something look like marble

martyrise

verb

torture and torment like a martyr

martyrize

verb

torture and torment like a martyr

masculinize

verb

produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteris...

masticate

verb

chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

maturate

verb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

mechanize

verb

make mechanical

meliorate

verb

get better

melodize

verb

supply a melody for

memorialise

verb

address in a memorial

mercerize

verb

treat to strengthen and improve the luster