verbify

[ vur-buh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, ver·bi·fied, ver·bi·fy·ing.

1. to change into or employ as a verb, as a noun.

verbify

/ ˈvɜːbɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. another word for verbalize verbalize

Derived Forms

• ˌverbifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• verbi·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbify¹

First recorded in 1805–15; verb + -ify

Example Sentences

It isn’t just the fact that users verbify the brand when referring to online search.

From Forbes

Just as we can verbify the idea of a quality in such cases as “reddens,” so we can represent a quality or an action to ourselves as a thing.

From Project Gutenberg