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labile verbs

labile verbs is the plural of labile verb.

Meaning of labile verb

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

Questions about labile verbs

What is labile verbs the plural of?
Labile verbs is the plural of labile verb.

Words near labile verbs in the dictionary

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

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