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