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verbify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
verb-ify
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.

Transitive verb

verb

To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English verb Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English verbify From verb + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbifies (present, singular) verbifying (participle, present) verbified (participle, past) verbified (past)

Derived Forms

verbification verbifier

Questions

What does verbify mean?
To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
Where does verbify come from?
Etymology tree English verb Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English verbify From verb + -ify.

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