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labile verb

labile verb noun: a transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.

Noun

labile verb (plural labile verbs)

  1. A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.
    • The verb 'break' is labile because it can be used both transitively: I broke the window, and intransitively: the window broke, and in either case the object undergoing the action of breakage is the window.
    Synonyms:
    ergative verb

Synonyms of labile verb

Forms of labile verb

plurallabile verbs

Questions about labile verb

What does labile verb mean?
Labile verb means a transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.
What part of speech is labile verb?
Labile verb is a noun.
What is the plural of labile verb?
The plural of labile verb is labile verbs.

Words near labile verb in the dictionary

  1. labiid
  2. labiids
  3. labile
  4. labile affect
  5. labile affects
  6. labile verb
  7. labile verbs
  8. labilely
  9. labilisation
  10. labilisations
  11. labilise

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