Actions & Processes

worsening C2+

/ˈwɝ.sən.ɪŋ/ the process of becoming worse; deterioration Meaning Off Sound Off

writhe C2+

/raɪð/ to twist or squirm, especially in pain or discomfort Meaning Off Sound Off

splice C2+

/splaɪs/ to join two pieces of rope, film, or other material by intertwining or overlapping the strands or ends Meaning Off Sound Off

experimentise C2+

To experiment. Meaning Off Sound Off

bowdlerize C2+

/ˈbaʊd.ləɹˌaɪz/ to edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate Meaning Off Sound Off

cachinnate C2+

/ˈkækɪneɪt/ To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often. Meaning Off Sound Off

peregrinate C2+

/ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ɡɹəˌneɪt/ travel around, through, or over, especially on foot Meaning Off Sound Off

ecstasiate C2+

/ɛkˈsteɪziˌeɪt/ rare: to fill someone with ecstasy or cause someone to become ecstatic Meaning Off Sound Off

disincline C2+

/ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/ to make someone unwilling or reluctant to do or accept something Meaning Off Sound Off

downface C2+

/ˌdaʊnˈfeɪs/ to persist forcefully in an assertion against opposition, browbeating or contradicting those who challenge it Meaning Off Sound Off

belder C2+

/ˈbɛl.dɚ/ to cry, bawl, or shout noisily, especially of a child Meaning Off Sound Off

daffle C2+

/ˈdæf.əl/ to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy, especially with noise Meaning Off Sound Off

jaup C2+

/dʒɑːp/ Scottish and northern English dialect: to shake up, toss to and fro, or jostle together Meaning Off Sound Off

vociferate C2+

/voʊˈsɪf.əˌreɪt/ to shout, cry out, or utter something loudly and vehemently Meaning Off Sound Off

defibrinate C2+

/dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/ to remove fibrin from blood, preventing or reducing clot formation Meaning Off Sound Off

miscredit C2+

/mɪsˈkɹɛdɪt/ to give credit or attribution incorrectly Meaning Off Sound Off

contradistinguish C2+

/ˌkɑːn.trə.dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ to distinguish one thing from another by contrasting their different or opposite qualities Meaning Off Sound Off

misgive C2+

/mɪsˈɡɪv/ of one's mind or heart: to fill one with doubt, apprehension, or foreboding Meaning Off Sound Off

reindue C2+

/ˌriːɪnˈduː/ rare or literary: to clothe or invest again; figuratively, to assume a form, character, or personality again Meaning Off Sound Off

etiolate C2+

/ˈiː.ti.əˌleɪt/ to make a plant pale, weak, and abnormally elongated by depriving it of light Meaning Off Sound Off

sensibile C2+

/ˌsɛn.səˈbɪl.i/ philosophy, especially in Bertrand Russell: an object with the metaphysical and physical status of a sense-datum that can become one when perceived but need not actually be perceived Meaning Off Sound Off

debarkment C2+

/dɪˈbɑːrk.mənt/ historical: the act of going or putting people or goods ashore from a ship; disembarkation Meaning Off Sound Off

disobligation C2+

/dɪsˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/ obsolete: an offence, discourtesy, or act that causes someone to feel disobliged Meaning Off Sound Off

forisfamiliate C2+

/ˌfɔːrɪsfəˈmɪlieɪt/ obsolete Scots law: to renounce a legal claim to any further share of one's father's estate after receiving a portion Meaning Off Sound Off

recoin C2+

/ˌriːˈkɔɪn/ to melt down or otherwise process existing money and mint it as new coins Meaning Off Sound Off

apostrophise C2+

/əˈpɑstrəˌfaɪz/ in rhetoric, to address an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate thing directly Meaning Off Sound Off

beknow C2+

/bɪˈnoʊ/ archaic or dialectal: to know about, recognize, or understand Meaning Off Sound Off

estivate C2+

/ˈestəveɪt/ to spend a hot or dry period in a dormant or inactive state Meaning Off Sound Off

dumbfounder C2+

/dʌmˈfaʊndɚ/ dated: to astonish or bewilder someone completely Meaning Off Sound Off

arithmetize C2+

/əˈrɪθməˌtaɪz/ to treat or reformulate a mathematical system using only the fundamental concepts and operations of arithmetic Meaning Off Sound Off

logicize C2+

/ˈlɑdʒɪˌsaɪz/ to make something logical or bring it within the domain of formal logic Meaning Off Sound Off

overcloud C2+

/ˌoʊvərˈklaʊd/ to cover with clouds or cause to become dark, dim, or overcast Meaning Off Sound Off

anathematise C2+

/əˈnæθəməˌtaɪz/ chiefly British: to condemn, denounce, or formally pronounce an anathema against someone or something Meaning Off Sound Off

embrown C2+

/ɪmˈbraʊn/ to make brown, dark, or dusky in colour Meaning Off Sound Off

sequestrate C2+

/ˈsiːkwəˌstreɪt/ to set apart, isolate, or seclude someone or something Meaning Off Sound Off

undraw C2+

/ˌʌnˈdrɔ/ archaic or literary: to draw aside, open, or pull back a curtain, bolt, or covering Meaning Off Sound Off

uptear C2+

/ʌpˈtɛr/ literary: to tear up or wrench violently from the ground or from a fixed position Meaning Off Sound Off

bemire C2+

/bɪˈmaɪɚ/ to cover, soil, or trap in mud or mire Meaning Off Sound Off

apotheosize C2+

/əˈpɑθiəˌsaɪz/ to elevate a person to divine status; to deify Meaning Off Sound Off

colloquize C2+

/ˈkɑːləˌkwaɪz/ rare: to hold a conversation or take part in a colloquy Meaning Off Sound Off

debarrass C2+

/dəˈbærəs/ rare: to free someone from an impediment, burden, or unwanted interruption Meaning Off Sound Off

enhalo C2+

/ɪnˈheɪloʊ/ literary: to surround with a halo or with something resembling a halo Meaning Off Sound Off

nicher C2+

/ˈnɪxər/ northern British and Scots dialect: to give a soft, suppressed, or sniggering laugh Meaning Off Sound Off

disafforest C2+

/ˌdɪsəˈfɔrɪst/ in English law, to remove land's legal status as a royal forest and release it from forest law Meaning Off Sound Off

intervert C2+

/ˌɪntərˈvɝt/ obsolete: to turn something aside to a different or improper course or use Meaning Off Sound Off

stridulate C2+

/ˈstrɪdʒəˌleɪt/ to make a shrill chirping, creaking, or grating sound by rubbing specialized body parts together Meaning Off Sound Off

pungle C2+

/ˈpʌŋɡəl/ chiefly Western US, informal: to pay or contribute money, usually reluctantly and often with up Meaning Off Sound Off

let's C2+

/lɛts/ used before a verb to suggest that the speaker and one or more other people do something Meaning Off Sound Off

screak C2+

/skriːk/ to make a harsh, high-pitched creaking or screeching sound Meaning Off Sound Off

outgaze C2+

/ˌaʊtˈɡeɪz/ to look at someone more steadily or persistently until they look away Meaning Off Sound Off

enchase C2+

/ɪnˈtʃeɪs/ historical: to set a gemstone or another ornament into a mounting Meaning Off Sound Off

constatation C2+

/ˌkɑn.stəˈteɪ.ʃən/ rare and formal: the process of establishing, verifying, or formally recording a fact Meaning Off Sound Off

bombinate C2+

/ˈbɒmbɪneɪt/ rare: to make a continuous buzzing, humming, or droning sound Meaning Off Sound Off

silicify C2+

/sɪˈlɪsɪfaɪ/ to convert material into silica or impregnate it with silica, especially during fossilization or rock alteration Meaning Off Sound Off

cretinize C2+

/ˈkriː.tən.aɪz/ rare and offensive: to make a person intellectually dulled, degraded, or treated as though unintelligent Meaning Off Sound Off

ankylose C2+

/ˈæŋkɪloʊz/ medicine: to cause bones or a joint to become fused, rigid, or abnormally stiff Meaning Off Sound Off

nidify C2+

/ˈnɪdəˌfaɪ/ formal or zoological: to build a nest or engage in nesting Meaning Off Sound Off

bespatter C2+

/biˈspætɚ/ to spot, splash, or soil Meaning Off Sound Off

reaccuse C2+

/ˌriːəˈkjuːz/ to accuse someone again Meaning Off Sound Off

unrobe C2+

/ʌnˈroʊb/ To disrobe, to undress. Meaning Off Sound Off

unshade C2+

/ʌnˈʃeɪd/ To remove a shade from. Meaning Off Sound Off

appress C2+

/əˈprɛs/ to press closely against a surface or against another part Meaning Off Sound Off

divagate C2+

/ˈdɪv.ə.ɡeɪt/ to wander away from the main subject while speaking or writing Meaning Off Sound Off

dispetal C2+

/dɪsˈpɛtəl/ to strip the petals from a flower Meaning Off Sound Off

conscribe C2+

/kənˈskraɪb/ To enroll; to enlist Meaning Off Sound Off

forpine C2+

/fəɹˈpaɪn/ To pine away Meaning Off Sound Off

nonplus C2+

/ˌnɑnˈplʌs/ be a mystery or bewildering to Meaning Off Sound Off

deave C2+

/diːv/ Scots and Northern English: to deafen, stun, or weary someone with loud or persistent noise Meaning Off Sound Off

girn C2+

/ɡɜː(ɹ)n/ To grimace; to snarl. Meaning Off Sound Off

unstabilize C2+

/ʌnˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz/ to make unstable; destabilize. Meaning Off Sound Off

arsenicate C2+

/ɑːrˈsɛn.ɪ.keɪt/ to treat, impregnate, or contaminate with arsenic or an arsenic compound Meaning Off Sound Off

crepitate C2+

/ˈkrɛp.ɪ.teɪt/ to make a series of sharp crackling or rattling sounds Meaning Off Sound Off

machicolate C2+

/məˈtʃɪk.ə.leɪt/ to furnish a wall, tower, or castle with machicolations for dropping objects on attackers Meaning Off Sound Off

commixtion C2+

/kəˈmɪkstʃən/ the action or result of mixing or blending things together Meaning Off Sound Off

overshade C2+

/ˌoʊvərˈʃeɪd/ to cast a shadow over; to overshadow literally or figuratively Meaning Off Sound Off

radicate C2+

/ˈrædɪˌkeɪt/ to take root or cause something to become firmly rooted or established Meaning Off Sound Off

anthropomorphize C2+

/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfaɪz/ to attribute human form, emotions, intentions, or behavior to an animal, object, natural force, or other nonhuman entity Meaning Off Sound Off

misfile C2+

/mɪsˈfaɪl/ to put a document, record, or digital item in the wrong place or under the wrong classification Meaning Off Sound Off

interleave C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈliːv/ to arrange items from different groups alternately or at regular intervals among one another Meaning Off Sound Off

cerebrate C2+

/ˈsɛɹəˌbɹeɪt/ to think deliberately and at length; to use one's brain (often used half-jokingly of visible mental effort) Meaning Off Sound Off

nip off C2+

to remove a small part by pinching or making a short cut Phrasal verb Meaning Off Sound Off

snip off C2+

to remove a small part by cutting it with scissors or a similar tool Phrasal verb Meaning Off Sound Off