Verbs

Action words that describe what someone or something does

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caracole

verb

make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

caramelise

verb

be converted into caramel

caramelize

verb

be converted into caramel

carbonise

verb

turn into carbon, as by burning

carbonize

verb

turn into carbon, as by burning

carboxylate

verb

treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid

carburet

verb

combine with carbon

carburise

verb

unite with carbon

carburize

verb

unite with carbon

carnify

verb

become muscular or fleshy

catheterize

verb

insert a catheter into (a body part)

catheterise

verb

insert a catheter into (a body part)

catalyse

verb

change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

catalyze

verb

change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

caterwaul

verb

utter shrieks, as of cats

catechise

verb

examine through questioning and answering

catechize

verb

examine through questioning and answering

catenate

verb

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

cauterise

verb

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric...

calumniate

verb

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good nam...

capacitate

verb

cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessar...

caponize

verb

convert a cock into a capon

caponise

verb

convert a cock into a capon

caseate

verb

become cheeselike

catholicise

verb

cause to adopt Catholicism

catholicize

verb

cause to adopt Catholicism

cense

verb

perfume especially with a censer

centralize

verb

make central

centralise

verb

make central

centrifugate

verb

rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids f...

cerebrate

verb

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order t...

chaffer

verb

talk socially without exchanging too much information

chamfer

verb

cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

channelise

verb

cause to form a channel

checkrow

verb

plant in checkrows

chemisorb

verb

take up a substance by chemisorption

chequer

verb

variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns

chirk

verb

make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, m...

chirr

verb

make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

chivvy

verb

annoy continually or chronically

chivy

verb

annoy continually or chronically

chicane

verb

raise trivial objections

chondrify

verb

turn into cartilage

christianise

verb

convert to Christianity

christianize

verb

convert to Christianity

churr

verb

make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

cicatrise

verb

form a scar, after an injury

cicatrize

verb

form a scar, after an injury

cinematize

verb

make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film

circumambulate

verb

walk around something