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verbid

American  
[vur-bid] / ˈvɜr bɪd /

noun

Grammar.

  1. verbal.

verbid British  
/ ˈvɜːbɪd /

noun

  1. grammar any nonfinite form of a verb or any nonverbal word derived from a verb

    participles, infinitives, and gerunds are all verbids
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Etymology

Origin of verbid

First recorded in 1910–15; verb + -id 2

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