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verbize

verbize verb: to create a new verb by adding a suffix (especially -ize) to a noun.

Verb

verbize (third-person singular simple present verbizes, present participle verbizing, simple past and past participle verbized)

  1. (informal, rare) to create a new verb by adding a suffix (especially -ize) to a noun.
    Synonyms:
    verb

Synonyms of verbize

Forms of verbize

third-person singular presentverbizes
present participleverbizing
past participleverbized
pastverbized

Origin of verbize

From verb + -ize.

Questions about verbize

What does verbize mean?
Verbize means to create a new verb by adding a suffix (especially -ize) to a noun.
What part of speech is verbize?
Verbize is a verb.
What is the past tense of verbize?
The past tense of verbize is verbized.

Words near verbize in the dictionary

  1. Verbitsky
  2. verbivocovisual
  3. verbivore
  4. verbivores
  5. verbivorous
  6. verbize
  7. verbized
  8. verbizing
  9. Verble
  10. Verbles
  11. verbless

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