Verbs

Action words that describe what someone or something does

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popularize

verb

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the ge...

porcelainize

verb

coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface

postdate

verb

be later in time

potentiate

verb

increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug o...

pother

verb

make a fuss; be agitated

preachify

verb

speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

prearrange

verb

arrange beforehand

precess

verb

move in a gyrating fashion

preconceive

verb

conceive beforehand

precook

verb

cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take lo...

predecease

verb

die before; die earlier than

predestine

verb

foreordain by divine will or decree

predestinate

verb

foreordain by divine will or decree

predigest

verb

digest (food) beforehand

predominate

verb

appear very large or occupy a commanding position

preexist

verb

exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time

prefabricate

verb

to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a fac...

prefigure

verb

indicate, as with a sign or an omen

preform

verb

form into a shape resembling the final, desired one

premeditate

verb

consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand

premiss

verb

take something as preexisting and given

preordain

verb

foreordain or determine beforehand

preponderate

verb

weigh more heavily

prepossess

verb

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

prerecord

verb

record before presentation, as of a broadcast

pretermit

verb

leave undone or leave out

prettify

verb

make more beautiful

previse

verb

warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning

prink

verb

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and...

professionalise

verb

become professional or proceed in a professional manner or i...

professionalize

verb

become professional or proceed in a professional manner or i...

prognosticate

verb

make a prediction about; tell in advance

prologize

verb

write or speak a prologue

prologise

verb

write or speak a prologue

prologuize

verb

write or speak a prologue

pronate

verb

turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed do...

propagandise

verb

spread by propaganda

propagandize

verb

spread by propaganda

propitiate

verb

make peace with

prorate

verb

divide or assess proportionally

prorogue

verb

hold back to a later time

proscribe

verb

command against

proselytise

verb

convert to another faith or religion

protract

verb

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

protuberate

verb

cause to bulge out or project

pullulate

verb

be teeming, be abuzz

pulverise

verb

destroy completely

pupate

verb

develop into a pupa

purloin

verb

make off with belongings of others

purvey

verb

supply with provisions