Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: verb-ifi-ca-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a noun as though it were a verb; conversion into a verb.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English verb Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English verbification From verb + -ification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbifications (plural)

Questions

What does verbification mean?: The use of a noun as though it were a verb; conversion into a verb.
Where does verbification come from?: Etymology tree English verb Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English verbification From verb + -ification.

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