Verbs

respire

verb

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

retie

verb

tie again or anew

retransmit

verb

transmit again

retranslate

verb

translate again

retrench

verb

make a reduction, as in one's workforce

retrogress

verb

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

retrovert

verb

go back to a previous state

revet

verb

construct a revetment

revivify

verb

give new life or energy to

reword

verb

express the same message in different words

rhapsodize

verb

say (something) with great enthusiasm

rigidify

verb

make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

ritualize

verb

make or evolve into a ritual

roister

verb

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

rollick

verb

play boisterously

romanise

verb

write in the Latin alphabet

romanize

verb

write in the Latin alphabet

rootle

verb

dig with the snout

roughcast

verb

hew roughly, without finishing the surface

roughen

verb

make rough or rougher

rubberize

verb

coat or impregnate with rubber

rubberise

verb

coat or impregnate with rubber

rubricate

verb

decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red

ruddle

verb

twist or braid together, interlace

rumple

verb

become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

saccharify

verb

sweeten with sugar

sanitate

verb

provide with sanitary facilities or appliances

sanitise

verb

make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

saponify

verb

become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid...

sashay

verb

perform a chasse step, in ballet

scandalise

verb

strike with disgust or revulsion

scarify

verb

break up

scend

verb

rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force...

schematise

verb

give conventional form to

schematize

verb

give conventional form to

schmoose

verb

talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

schuss

verb

ski downhill

scintillate

verb

emit or reflect light in a flickering manner

screak

verb

utter a harsh abrupt scream

scrimshank

verb

British military language: avoid work

seclude

verb

keep away from others

sectionalise

verb

divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

sectionalize

verb

divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

secularise

verb

make secular and draw away from a religious orientation

seel

verb

sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons

senesce

verb

grow old or older

sensitize

verb

cause to sense; make sensitive

sensualize

verb

debase through carnal gratification

sentimentalize

verb

make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentim...

sequestrate

verb

keep away from others