verbify

[ vur-buh-fahy ]

/ ˈvɜr bəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), ver·bi·fied, ver·bi·fy·ing.

to change into or employ as a verb, as a noun.

Words nearby verbify

verbena family, verbenaceous, verbiage, verbicide, verbid, verbify, verbigeration, verbing, verbose, verbosity, verboten

Origin of verbify

First recorded in 1805–15; verb + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM verbify

ver·bi·fi·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for verbify

verbify

/ (ˈvɜːbɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

another word for verbalize (def. 2), verbalize (def. 3)

Derived forms of verbify

verbification, noun

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