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