verbify

American

[vur-buh-fahy] / ˈvɜr bəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

verbified, verbifying

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

verbify British

/ ˈvɜːbɪˌfaɪ /

verb

another word for verbalize verbalize

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Other Word Forms

verbification noun

Etymology

Origin of verbify

First recorded in 1805–15; verb + -ify

Example Sentences

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It isn’t just the fact that users verbify the brand when referring to online search.

From Forbes

Just as we can verbify the idea of a quality in such cases as “reddens,” so we can represent a quality or an action to ourselves as a thing.

From Project Gutenberg

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