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to verbify

to verbify

9.5
Make a noun into a word that shows an action or state
  • verb
  • /ˈvɜːrbɪfaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : verbalizar
  • The word 'Google' was quickly verbified as people began to 'Google' things online.

Examples

  • Linguists sometimes verbify nouns to illustrate changes in language.

  • Students often try to verbify technical terms in casual speech.

  • You can verbify any noun in English.

  • She verbified the word 'Google' last year.

  • Teachers often verbify nouns to make their lessons more engaging.

  • In the digital age, many people verbify brand names as part of their everyday language.

  • She loves to verbify common terms, turning mundane nouns into action words.

Synonyms

to verbalize
vsto verbify
  • Specialized
1 6.0

To make a verb from another word

is the same action but named by a different term
to lexicalize
vsto verbify
  • Specialized
9.1

To make a new word for an idea and use it in a language

is limited to making verbs rather than any other word class

Surface Forms

verbify infinitive
verbified past
verbified past participle
verbifying present participle
verbifies third person singular

Morphology

verbify = verb (transparent) = verb + ify

The verb is formed by adding the productive verbalizing suffix '-ify' to the base 'verb', a transparent and regular process.

Etymology

Verbify starts with verb, which is an 'action word', and ends with -ify, which means 'make' and appears in words like simplify and clarify. So to verbify something is to 'make' it into a verb, for example turning a noun into an action word.