Actions & Processes

worsen B2

/wɔːsn̩/ To become worse. M S

redesign B2

/ˌɹiː.dɪˈzaɪn/ design anew, make a new design for M S

outdo B2

/aʊtˈdu/ To do something better than someone else or better than before. M S

equip B2

/ɪˈkwɪp/ To provide someone or something with the tools or supplies needed for a task. M S

astonish B2

/əˈstɑnɪʃ/ To surprise someone very greatly. M S

lengthen B2

/ˈlɛŋθən/ To make something longer. M S

outshine B2

/aʊtˈʃaɪn/ To be much better or more impressive than someone or something else. M S

purposeful B2

/ˈpɝ.pəs.fəl/ Showing that you know what you want and are determined to get it. M S

unhelpful B2

/ʌnˈhɛlpfəl/ Not giving help; not useful. M S

entitle B2

/ənˈtaɪtəl/ To give someone the right to have or do something. M S

duplication B2

/d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ The act of copying something, or of doing the same thing more than once unnecessarily. M S

functionality B2

/ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti/ The set of things a product or system can do; its useful features. M S

lubricate B2

/ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/ make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant M S

overshadow B2

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ To make someone or something seem less important by being more impressive or noticeable. M S

stoppage B2

/ˈstɑːpɪdʒ/ a pause or halt in an activity or process M S

generalize B2

/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/ To make a broad statement that is supposed to apply to many cases, based on only a few examples. M S

unseal B2

/ʌnˈsiːl/ to break or remove a seal so that something can be opened M S

humanize B2

/ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz/ To make someone or something seem more human, sympathetic, or easy to relate to. M S

dilly-dally B2

/ˈdɪl.iˌdæl.i/ informal: to waste time through indecision, delay, or aimless activity M S

overstay B2

/ˌoʊvɝˈsteɪ/ stay too long M S

inactivity B2

/ˌɪnækˈtɪvəti/ the state of not acting, moving, working, or operating M S

overburden B2

/ˌoʊvɚˈbɝdən/ to give someone or something more work, weight, debt, or responsibility than can reasonably be carried M S

hospitalize B2

/ˈhɒspɪtəˌlaɪz/ To take someone into a hospital for treatment. M S

redraw B2

/ˌriːˈdrɔː/ to draw, map, or design something again, often with changes M S

repack B2

/ˌriːˈpæk/ to pack something again or arrange it in different packaging M S

crystallize B2

/ˈkɹɪstəlaɪz/ To make an idea, plan, or feeling clear and definite, or to become clear in this way. M S

strew B2

/struː/ to scatter or spread things loosely, often untidily, over a surface M S

mystify B2

/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ To confuse or puzzle someone completely. M S

attainment B2

/əˈteɪnmənt/ The act of achieving or reaching something. M S

simplification B2

/ˌsɪm.plə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ The act of making something easier to do or understand. M S

categorization B2

/ˌkæt.ə.ɡɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/ The act of sorting things into groups based on shared features. M S

overemphasize B2

/ˈoʊvɝˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ To give too much importance to something. M S

tatter B2

/ˈtætə(ɹ)/ A torn, hanging piece of cloth or paper. M S

reseat B2

/ɹiːˈsiːt/ to sit down again, or cause someone to sit down again M S

fulfiller B2

/fʊlˈfɪlər/ a person or thing that carries out, completes, or brings something promised or expected into reality M S

fumble B2

/ˈfʌmbəl/ to handle something clumsily or unsuccessfully M S

shrivel B2

/ˈʃrɪvəl/ to become or make something dry and wrinkled, often due to loss of moisture M S

unlatch B2

/ʌnˈlætʃ/ to unfasten or release something secured with a latch M S

interconnect B2

/ˌɪntərkəˈnɛkt/ to connect with one another M S