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adverbify

adverbify verb: to convert (a word that is not an adverb) into an adverb.

Verb

adverbify (third-person singular simple present adverbifies, present participle adverbifying, simple past and past participle adverbified)

  1. (rare, transitive) To convert (a word that is not an adverb) into an adverb.
    • But the Accent over it Adverbifies it with a Witneſs, and pins it down beyond Contradiction an Adverb, by annihilating it as an Adjective.1722, [John] Ozell, “The Introduction”, in Common-Prayer Not Common Sense, in Several Places of the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, Latin, and Greek Translations of the English Liturgy. […]...
    • When only is uſed adverbially, the ſign for an adjective adverbified, as explained in the chapter of adverbs, may be ſuperadded.[…]If greatly is to be expreſſed, we elevate the right hand a convenient height; then place it over the left hand, which is the ſign for adjective, to ſignify great: but...1801, [Charles-Michel] de l’Epée, The Method of Educating the Deaf and Dumb; Confirmed by Long Experience, London: […] George Cooke, […]; […] T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, […]; Robson, […]; Harding...

Examples of adverbify in a sentence

  • Then describe that doing; verbify, adverbify!1985, Constance T. Fischer, “Writing Individualized Reports”, in Individualizing Psychological Assessment, Monterey, Calif.: Brooks/Cole...
  • I have the same problem with 'doubtless', which I keep adverbifying to 'doubtlessly', resulting in slaps on the wrist from language purists.2000 September 21, Martien Verbruggen, “Candidate for the top ten perl mistakes list”, in comp.lang.perl.misc (Usenet):
  • You can post-adverbify if you like, but I'd still choose a different adverb to go after 'quivering', I think.2002 November 17, Dani Emers, “Consolation // MikeB”, in alt.arts.poetry.comments (Usenet):

Forms of adverbify

third-person singular presentadverbifies
present participleadverbifying
past participleadverbified
pastadverbified

Origin of adverbify

From adverb + -ify.

Questions about adverbify

What does adverbify mean?
Adverbify means to convert (a word that is not an adverb) into an adverb.
How do you use adverbify in a sentence?
Then describe that doing; verbify, adverbify!
What part of speech is adverbify?
Adverbify is a verb.
What is the past tense of adverbify?
The past tense of adverbify is adverbified.

Words near adverbify in the dictionary

  1. adverbialness
  2. adverbials
  3. adverbials of time
  4. adverbified
  5. adverbifies
  6. adverbify
  7. adverbifying
  8. adverbing
  9. adverbise
  10. adverbised
  11. adverbises

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