to adverbise

9.9

To add words like very or quickly to a sentence to make it more descriptive

verb
/ˈæd.vɜr.baɪz/

: adverbializar

The editor told me not to adverbise my writing too much.

Examples

Students are encouraged not to adverbise excessively in academic essays.
He tended to adverbise every description, making the narrative longer than necessary.
You should adverbise your writing for better clarity.
He often adverbises his sentences to make them more engaging.
Students are encouraged not to adverbise excessively in academic essays.
The editor told me not to adverbise my writing too much.
He tended to adverbise every description, making the narrative longer than necessary.

Surface Forms

adverbise infinitive

adverbize infinitive

adverbised past

adverbized past

adverbised past participle

adverbized past participle

adverbising present participle

adverbizing present participle

adverbises third person singular

adverbizes third person singular

Morphology

adverbise = adverb (transparent) = adverb + ise

Formed by adding the productive verbalizing suffix '-ise' to the noun 'adverb', so the meaning 'make or render adverbial / add adverbs' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Adverbise comes from adverb, which breaks into ad- 'to' and verb 'word', plus the ending -ise, which means 'to make'. So to adverbise is to 'make' a sentence more adverb-like or to add adverbs to a phrase, which explains what the word means today.