Verbs

Action words that describe what someone or something does

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barbarize

verb

become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language

baronetise

verb

confer baronetcy upon

baronetize

verb

confer baronetcy upon

barricado

verb

block off with barricades

basify

verb

turn basic and less acidic

bastardize

verb

change something so that its value declines; for example, ar...

bastardise

verb

change something so that its value declines; for example, ar...

batfowl

verb

catch birds by temporarily blinding them

beneficiate

verb

process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction

bestialize

verb

make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to

bestialise

verb

make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to

beatify

verb

fill with sublime emotion

becalm

verb

make steady

becharm

verb

control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

bechance

verb

become of; happen to

becloud

verb

make less visible or unclear

bedew

verb

cover with drops of dew or as with dew

bedight

verb

decorate

bedraggle

verb

make wet and dirty, as from rain

bedaub

verb

spread or daub (a surface)

bedim

verb

make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

bedizen

verb

dress up garishly and tastelessly

befool

verb

fool or hoax

befog

verb

make less visible or unclear

begrime

verb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

bejewel

verb

adorn or decorate with precious stones

behove

verb

be appropriate or necessary

belabour

verb

to work at or to absurd length

beleaguer

verb

annoy persistently

bemire

verb

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

bemuse

verb

cause to be confused emotionally

bemoan

verb

regret strongly

bemock

verb

treat with contempt

benumb

verb

make numb or insensitive

bereave

verb

deprive through death

beseem

verb

accord or comport with

besmear

verb

spread or daub (a surface)

besot

verb

make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuatio...

bespatter

verb

spot, splash, or soil

bespangle

verb

decorate with spangles

besprinkle

verb

scatter with liquid; wet lightly

bestrew

verb

cover by strewing

bewail

verb

regret strongly

bewray

verb

reveal unintentionally

birr

verb

make a soft swishing sound

birdlime

verb

spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

birl

verb

cause to spin

birle

verb

cause a floating log to rotate by treading

bituminise

verb

treat with bitumen

bituminize

verb

treat with bitumen