Verbs

Action words that describe what someone or something does

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overspecialise

verb

become overly specialized

overspecialize

verb

become overly specialized

overstress

verb

place special or excessive emphasis on

oxidate

verb

enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted int...

oxygenise

verb

change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the elec...

ozonise

verb

convert (oxygen) into ozone

palatalise

verb

pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate

palatalize

verb

pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate

patinate

verb

coat with a patina

patinise

verb

coat with a patina

patinize

verb

coat with a patina

peptise

verb

disperse in a medium into a colloidal state

perennate

verb

survive from season to season, of plants

pervaporate

verb

cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membra...

photosensitise

verb

make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence o...

photosensitize

verb

make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence o...

pinkify

verb

make pink

plastinate

verb

preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and researc...

playact

verb

perform on a stage or theater

poetise

verb

compose verses or put into verse

polarise

verb

cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting po...

polemicise

verb

engage in a controversy

polemicize

verb

engage in a controversy

polemise

verb

engage in a controversy

polemize

verb

engage in a controversy

pollenate

verb

fertilize by transfering pollen

polychromise

verb

color with many colors; make polychrome

polychromize

verb

color with many colors; make polychrome

polymerise

verb

undergo polymerization

postpose

verb

place after another constituent in the sentence

powderise

verb

make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

powderize

verb

make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

powerwash

verb

wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew

preassemble

verb

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

prehend

verb

take hold of; grab

preisolate

verb

isolate beforehand

prepose

verb

place before another constituent in the sentence

pronk

verb

jump straight up

ptyalise

verb

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

ptyalize

verb

expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

purpurate

verb

color purple

quantise

verb

apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible val...

quetch

verb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

quiesce

verb

become quiet or quieter

radiolocate

verb

locate by means of radar

randomise

verb

arrange in random order

randomize

verb

arrange in random order

rarify

verb

make more complex, intricate, or richer

rasterize

verb

convert (an image) into pixels

realine

verb

align anew or better