Verbs

misperceive

verb

perceive incorrectly

moisturise

verb

make (more) humid

monetise

verb

give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a co...

monish

verb

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

monologuise

verb

talk to oneself

monologuize

verb

talk to oneself

mudwrestle

verb

wrestle in mud

mussitate

verb

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

mythologise

verb

make into a myth

namedrop

verb

refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire...

nasale

verb

speak in a nasal voice

nasalise

verb

pronounce with a lowered velum

nationalise

verb

put under state control or ownership

naturalise

verb

adopt to another place

necrose

verb

undergo necrosis

netmail

verb

communicate electronically on the computer

nett

verb

catch with a net

nictate

verb

briefly shut the eyes

nictitate

verb

briefly shut the eyes

nol.pros.

verb

drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the cour...

notarise

verb

authenticate as a notary

novate

verb

replace with something new, especially an old obligation by...

nutate

verb

rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily

nutrify

verb

give nourishment to

o.d.

verb

dose too heavily

obnubilate

verb

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

obstipate

verb

constipate severely

odorize

verb

cause to smell or be smelly

odourise

verb

cause to smell or be smelly

officialise

verb

make official

offsaddle

verb

remove the saddle from

opalise

verb

replace or convert into opal

opalize

verb

replace or convert into opal

optimise

verb

act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world

ostentate

verb

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

outcall

verb

make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a ca...

outmanoeuvre

verb

defeat by more skillful maneuvering

outscore

verb

score more points than one's opponents

outvie

verb

be more of a rival than

ovenbake

verb

bake in an oven

overboil

verb

overflow or cause to overflow while boiling

overclothe

verb

dress too warmly

overcultivate

verb

to exhaust by excessive cultivation

overdramatise

verb

present in an overly dramatic manner

overemphasise

verb

place special or excessive emphasis on

overemphasize

verb

place special or excessive emphasis on

overexploit

verb

exploit excessively

overgeneralise

verb

draw too general a conclusion

overgorge

verb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

overprotect

verb

care for like a mother