Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

abate
become less in amount or intensity
 
abate
make less active or intense
 
abbreviate
shorten
 
abbreviate
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
 
ablate
wear away through erosion or vaporization
 
ablate
remove an organ or bodily structure
 
abort
terminate before completion
 
abridge
lessen, diminish, or curtail
 
absent
go away or leave
 
absorb
cause to become one with
 
abuse
use wrongly or improperly or excessively
 
abuse
change the inherent purpose or function of something
 
accelerate
move faster
 
accelerate
cause to move faster
 
acclimate
get used to a certain climate
 
accommodate
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
 
accommodate
make (one thing) compatible with (another)
 
accrete
grow together (of plants and organs)
 
accrete
grow or become attached by accretion
 
accrue
grow by addition
 
acculturate
assimilate culturally
 
accumulate
collect or gather
 
accustom
make psychologically or physically used (to something)
 
acerbate
make sour or bitter
 
acetify
turn acidic
 
acetylate
introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
 
acetylate
receive substitution of an acetyl group
 
achromatise
remove color from
 
acquire
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
 
acquire
gain through experience
 
activate
make active or more active
 
activate
make (substances) radioactive
 
activate
make more adsorptive
 
activate
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
 
acuminate
make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
 
adapt
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
 
add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
 
add on
make an addition
 
add to
have an increased effect
 
addle
become rotten
 
address
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
 
adhere
follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
 
adjoin
attach or add
 
adjourn
close at the end of a session
 
adjust
make correspondent or conformable
 
adjust
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
 
adjust
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
 
admix
mix or blend
 
adolesce
become adolescent; pass through adolescence
 
adopt
take into one's family
 
adulterate
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
 
advance
develop further
 
advance
increase or raise
 
advance
develop in a positive way
 
advance
rise in rate or price
 
aerate
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
 
aerify
turn into gas
 
affect
have an effect upon
 
afflict
cause physical pain or suffering in
 
age
begin to seem older; get older
 
age
make older
 
age
grow old or older
 
Agenize
age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
 
aggravate
make worse
 
air
expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
 
air
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
 
air-slake
alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate
 
alchemise
alter (elements) by alchemy
 
alcoholise
make alcoholic, as by fermenting
 
alcoholise
treat or infuse with alcohol
 
align
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
 
alkalify
turn basic and less acidic
 
alkalinise
make (a substance) alkaline
 
alkalinise
become alkaline
 
allegorise
make into an allegory
 
alleviate
make easier
 
alligator
crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
 
alloy
make an alloy of
 
alloy
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
 
alphabetise
arrange in alphabetical order
 
alter
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
 
alter
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
 
alter
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
 
alternate
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
 
alternate
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
 
alternate
do something in turns
 
ameliorate
to make better
 
ameliorate
get better
 
amend
set straight or right
 
Americanize
become American in character
 
Americanize
make American in character
 
ammoniate
treat with ammonia
 
ammonify
treat with ammonia; cause to undergo ammonification
 
amplify
increase the volume of
 
amplify
exaggerate or make bigger
 
amplify
increase in size, volume or significance
 
anglicise
make English in appearance
 
angulate
make or become angular
 
animalise
become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
 
animalise
make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
 
animate
give lifelike qualities to
 
animate
make lively
 
anneal
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
 
annihilate
kill in large numbers
 
anodise
coat a metal with an oxide coat
 
antedate
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
 
anticipate
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
 
antiquate
make obsolete or old-fashioned
 
antiquate
give an antique appearance to
 
appear
come into sight or view
 
appear
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
 
appear
be issued or published
 
appreciate
increase the value of
 
appreciate
gain in value
 
arborise
branch out like trees
 
archaise
give an archaic appearance of character to
 
arise
result or issue
 
arterialise
change venous blood into arterial blood
 
ash
convert into ashes
 
ask for it
persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
 
asphyxiate
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
 
assibilate
change into a sibilant
 
assimilate
become similar to one's environment
 
assimilate
make similar
 
assimilate
become similar in sound
 
asterisk
mark with an asterisk
 
astringe
become constricted or compressed
 
atomise
break up into small particles
 
attack
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
 
attemper
modify the temperature of
 
attenuate
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
 
attenuate
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
 
attune
adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
 
augment
grow or intensify
 
augment
enlarge or increase
 
aurify
turn golden
 
aurify
transform into gold
 
auspicate
commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
 
automate
make automatic or control or operate automatically
 
automatise
turn into an automaton
 
avianise
to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
 
ax
terminate
 
azure
color azure
 
back
strengthen by providing with a back or backing
 
back
shift to a counterclockwise direction
 
back
establish as valid or genuine
 
backfire
set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
 
background
understate the importance or quality of
 
backlog
accumulate and create a backlog
 
backscatter
scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
 
backslide
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
 
bacterise
subject to the action of bacteria
 
baffle
restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
 
bail
remove (water) from a vessel with a container
 
bail
empty (a vessel) by bailing
 
bail out
remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
 
bake
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
 
bake
heat by a natural force
 
bald
grow bald; lose hair on one's head
 
ballast
make steady with a ballast
 
balloon
become inflated
 
barbarise
make crude or savage in behavior or speech
 
barbarise
become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language
 
barbecue
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
 
bare
lay bare
 
bark
tan (a skin) with bark tannins
 
basset
appear at the surface
 
baste
cover with liquid before cooking
 
bate
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
 
batik
dye with wax
 
batter
make a dent or impression in
 
be born
come into existence through birth
 
be on
appear in a show, on T.V. or radio
 
beautify
make more beautiful
 
becalm
make steady
 
bechance
become of; happen to
 
bechance
happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
 
become flat
lose sparkle or bouquet
 
become
enter or assume a certain state or condition
 
bedew
cover with drops of dew or as with dew
 
bedim
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
 
bedim
make obscure or unclear
 
bedraggle
make wet and dirty, as from rain
 
beef up
make strong or stronger
 
befoul
spot, stain, or pollute
 
begin
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
 
begin
set in motion, cause to start
 
belch
become active and spew forth lava and rocks
 
belittle
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
 
belly
swell out or bulge out
 
beneficiate
process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
 
benficiate
subject to a reduction process
 
besprinkle
scatter with liquid; wet lightly
 
bestialise
make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
 
bestir oneself
start to be active
 
bifurcate
divide into two branches
 
bilge
cause to leak
 
bilge
take in water at the bilge
 
bind
form a chemical bond with
 
biodegrade
break down naturally through the action of biological agents
 
bituminise
treat with bitumen
 
black out
suppress by censorship as for political reasons
 
black out
darken completely
 
black
make or become black
 
blacken
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
 
blackwash
color with blackwash
 
blanch
cook (vegetables) briefly
 
blank out
cut out, as for political reasons
 
blast
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
 
blast
shatter as if by explosion
 
bleach
make whiter or lighter
 
bleach
remove color from
 
blear
make dim or indistinct
 
bleed
drain of liquid or steam
 
blemish
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
 
blend in
cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
 
blend
mix together different elements
 
blind
make dim by comparison or conceal
 
blister
cause blisters to form on
 
blister
get blistered
 
bloat
become bloated or swollen or puff up
 
bloat
make bloated or swollen
 
block
shape into a block or blocks
 
block
shape by using a block
 
block
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
 
bloody
cover with blood
 
bloom
produce or yield flowers
 
blossom
develop or come to a promising stage
 
blot out
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
 
blow
burst suddenly
 
blow
shape by blowing
 
blow over
disappear gradually
 
blow up
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
 
blow up
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
 
blow up
make large
 
blow up
fill with gas or air
 
blow up
to swell or cause to enlarge
 
blow
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
 
blow-dry
dry hair with a hair dryer
 
blue
turn blue
 
blue-pencil
cut or eliminate
 
blunt
make less sharp
 
blunt
make less intense
 
blunt
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
 
blur
become vague or indistinct
 
blush
become rosy or reddish
 
bog
get stuck while doing something
 
bog
cause to slow down or get stuck
 
boil
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
 
boil
bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
 
boil
immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
 
boil down
be the essential element
 
boil down
be cooked until very little liquid is left
 
boil down
cook until very little liquid is left
 
boil over
overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
 
bolshevise
make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles
 
bolster
support and strengthen
 
bolster
add padding to
 
bolt
make or roll into bolts
 
bombard
direct high energy particles or radiation against
 
bombproof
make safe against bombings
 
bone
remove the bones from
 
boom
grow vigorously
 
boost
give a boost to; be beneficial to
 
bottleneck
become narrow, like a bottleneck
 
bounce back
improve in health
 
bound
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
 
bourgeon
produce buds, branches, or germinate
 
bowdlerise
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
 
brace oneself for
prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
 
brace up
make secure underneath
 
braise
cook in liquid
 
branch out
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
 
branch
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
 
branch
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
 
bray
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
 
break
destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
 
break
render inoperable or ineffective
 
break
crack; of the male voice in puberty
 
break
be broken in
 
break
fall sharply
 
break
come into being
 
break
change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
 
break apart
break up or separate
 
break down
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
 
break in
break so as to fall inward
 
break in
start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
 
break into
change pace
 
break loose
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
 
break off
interrupt before its natural or planned end
 
break open
erupt or intensify suddenly
 
break open
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
 
break out
begin suddenly and sometimes violently
 
break out
start abruptly
 
break out
become raw or open
 
break through
break out
 
break through
penetrate
 
break through
pass through (a barrier)
 
break up
cause to separate
 
break up
come to an end
 
break up
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
 
break up
cause to go into a solution
 
break up
break or cause to break into pieces
 
break
stop operating or functioning
 
break
make submissive, obedient, or useful
 
break
prevent completion
 
break
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
 
break
become separated into pieces or fragments
 
break
lessen in force or effect
 
break
happen
 
break
terminate
 
breathe
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
 
brecciate
break into breccia
 
brew
sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
 
brighten
make more cheerful through the use of color
 
brim
fill as much as possible
 
brine
soak in brine
 
bring down
cut down on; make a reduction in
 
bring home
make understandable and clear
 
bring out
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
 
bring
bring into a different state
 
brisk
become brisk
 
broaden
become broader
 
broaden
make broader
 
broaden
extend in scope or range or area
 
broil
cook under a broiler
 
bromate
treat with bromine
 
bromate
react with bromine
 
bronze
give the color and appearance of bronze to something
 
brown
fry in a pan until it changes color
 
brown
make brown in color
 
bruise
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
 
bruise
break up into small pieces for food preparation
 
brush
remove with or as if with a brush
 
brush up
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
 
bubble
form, produce, or emit bubbles
 
bubble
cause to form bubbles
 
buckle
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
 
buckram
stiffen with or as with buckram
 
bud
develop buds
 
bud
start to grow or develop
 
buffer
add a buffer (a solution)
 
build
improve the cleansing action of
 
build
develop and grow
 
build in
make something an integral part of something else
 
build up
enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages
 
build up
change the use of and make available or usable
 
build
form or accumulate steadily
 
build
bolster or strengthen
 
bulge
cause to bulge or swell outwards
 
bulge
swell or protrude outwards
 
bulk
stick out or up
 
bull
advance in price
 
bulletproof
make bulletproof
 
bump up
increase or raise
 
bur
remove the burrs from
 
burgeon
grow and flourish
 
burke
get rid of, silence, or suppress
 
burl
remove the burls from cloth
 
burn
damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
 
burn down
burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
 
burn off
clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
 
burn
destroy by fire
 
burn
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
 
burn
undergo combustion
 
burn
cause to undergo combustion
 
burst
emerge suddenly
 
burst forth
come into or as if into flower
 
burst out
appear suddenly
 
burst
break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
 
burst
burst outward, usually with noise
 
bus
remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
 
bushel
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
 
buttress
make stronger or defensible
 
buttress
reinforce with a buttress
 
butylate
introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
 
buy it
be killed or die
 
buy the farm
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
 
buy time
act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
 
calcify
convert into lime
 
calcify
turn into lime; become calcified
 
calcify
become impregnated with calcium salts
 
calcify
become inflexible and unchanging
 
calcine
heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
 
calibrate
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
 
callous
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
 
callus
form a callus or calluses
 
callus
cause a callus to form on
 
calm down
become quiet or less intensive
 
camp
give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
 
camphorate
treat with camphor
 
can
preserve in a can or tin
 
cancel out
wipe out the effect of something
 
cap
restrict the number or amount of
 
cap off
finish or complete, as with some decisive action
 
capacitate
cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
 
capacitate
make capable
 
capitalise
convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
 
capsule
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
 
caramelise
convert to caramel
 
caramelise
be converted into caramel
 
carbonate
treat with carbon dioxide
 
carbonise
turn into carbon, as by burning
 
carbonise
unite with carbon
 
carboxylate
treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
 
carmine
color carmine
 
carnalise
debase through carnal gratification
 
carnify
become muscular or fleshy
 
carry out
pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
 
carry over
transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
 
carry
continue or extend
 
carve out
remove from a larger whole
 
caseate
become cheeselike
 
caseate
turn into cheese
 
castrate
deprive of strength or vigor
 
catabolise
subject to catabolism
 
catalyse
change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
 
catch
be struck or affected by
 
catch
delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
 
catch on
become popular
 
catheterise
insert a catheter into (a body part)
 
catholicise
cause to adopt Catholicism
 
centralise
make central
 
chafe
warm by rubbing, as with the hands
 
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
 
change
remove or replace the coverings of
 
change
change clothes; put on different clothes
 
change by reversal
change to the contrary
 
change form
assume a different shape or form
 
change integrity
change in physical make-up
 
change magnitude
change in size or magnitude
 
change over
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
 
change over
make a shift in or exchange of
 
change state
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
 
change surface
undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
 
change
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
 
change
become deeper in tone
 
change
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
 
channel-surf
switch channels, on television
 
chap
crack due to dehydration
 
charge
energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
 
charge
cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
 
charge
saturate
 
chasten
correct by punishment or discipline
 
chasten
change by restraining or moderating
 
cheapen
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
 
check
arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
 
check
make cracks or chinks in
 
check
slow the growth or development of
 
checker
variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
 
childproof
make safe against children
 
chill
loose heat
 
chill
make cool or cooler
 
chip away
remove or withdraw gradually:
 
chlorinate
treat or combine with chlorine
 
choke back
suppress
 
choke
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
 
choke
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
 
choke
reduce the air supply
 
chondrify
turn into cartilage
 
chord
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
 
Christianize
convert to Christianity
 
Christianize
adapt in the name of Christianity
 
chrome
treat with a chromium compound
 
chronologise
establish the order in time of something
 
circularize
make circular
 
circumscribe
restrict or confine within limits
 
citify
accustom to urban ways
 
citrate
cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
 
civilise
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
 
clabber
turn into curds
 
clamp down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
 
clarify
make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
 
classicise
make classic or classical
 
clean
remove shells or husks from
 
clean out
empty completely
 
clean up
put (things or places) in order
 
clean
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
 
clean
remove unwanted substances from
 
cleanse
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins
 
clear
make clear, bright, light, or translucent
 
clear
remove the occupants of
 
clear
remove (people) from a building
 
clear
rid of instructions or data
 
clear
remove
 
clear
make a way or path by removing objects
 
clear away
remove from sight
 
clear out
clear out the chest and lungs
 
clear up
finish a task completely
 
clear
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
 
clear
rid of obstructions
 
clear-cut
remove all the trees at one time
 
click off
perform or finish an action rapidly
 
climax
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
 
climb
improve one's social status
 
climb up
rise in rank or status
 
climb
increase in value or to a higher point
 
climb
go up or advance
 
clinker
turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
 
clinker
clear out the cinders and clinker from
 
clip
terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
 
clock
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
 
clog
coalesce or unite in a mass
 
clog
impede with a clog or as if with a clog
 
clog
fill to excess so that function is impaired
 
cloister
seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
 
close
finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
 
close out
terminate
 
closure
terminate debate by calling for a vote
 
clot
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
 
clot
cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
 
cloud
make milky or dull
 
cloud
make less clear
 
cloud over
become overcast
 
cloud
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
 
clutter
fill a space in a disorderly way
 
coarsen
make less subtle or refined
 
cobble
repair or mend
 
coddle
cook in nearly boiling water
 
codify
organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
 
coincide
happen simultaneously
 
coke
become coke
 
collapse
lose significance, effectiveness, or value
 
collimate
adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
 
collimate
make or place parallel to something
 
colonise
settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
 
color
add color to
 
color
change color, often in an undesired manner
 
combine
put or add together
 
come
come to pass; arrive, as in due course
 
come
be found or available
 
come
happen as a result
 
come
reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position
 
come about
come to pass
 
come around
happen regularly
 
come back
be restored
 
come forth
come out of
 
come into being
be born or come into existence
 
come off
happen in a particular manner
 
come on
occur or become available
 
come on
appear or become visible; make a showing
 
come to hand
be revealed or disclosed
 
commercialise
make commercial
 
communise
make into property owned by the state
 
commutate
reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
 
commute
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
 
commute
change the order or arrangement of
 
commute
exchange positions without a change in value
 
compartmentalise
separate into isolated compartments or categories
 
complement
make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
 
complete
bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
 
complete
come or bring to a finish or an end
 
complexify
make complex
 
complexify
have or develop complicating consequences
 
complexion
give a certain color to
 
complicate
make more complex, intricate, or richer
 
complicate
make more complicated
 
compost
convert to compost
 
compound
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
 
concatenate
add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
 
concentrate
make denser, stronger, or purer
 
concentrate
compress or concentrate
 
concentrate
make more concise
 
concrete
form into a solid mass; coalesce
 
concretise
become specific
 
condense
develop due to condensation
 
condense
become more compact or concentrated
 
condense
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
 
condense
remove water from
 
condense
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
 
condition
put into a better state
 
confirm
make more firm
 
conform to
behave in accordance or in agreement with
 
congeal
become gelatinous
 
conglobate
assume a globular shape
 
conjugate
unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
 
conjugate
undergo conjugation
 
conquer
bring under control by force or authority
 
conserve
preserve with sugar
 
consolidate
make firm or secure; strengthen
 
consolidate
make or form into a solid or hardened mass
 
consolidate
form into a solid mass or whole
 
consolidate
unite into one
 
consolidate
bring together into a single whole or system
 
constellate
form a constellation or cluster
 
constitutionalise
incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional
 
constrain
severely restrict in scope or extent
 
constrict
become tight or as if tight
 
consubstantiate
unite in one common substance
 
consubstantiate
become united in substance
 
contaminate
make radioactive by adding radioactive material
 
contaminate
make impure
 
continue
exist over a prolonged period of time
 
contract
make or become more narrow or restricted
 
contract
become smaller or draw together
 
conventionalise
make conventional or adapt to conventions
 
converge
come together so as to form a single product
 
convert
change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
 
convert
cause to adopt a new or different faith
 
convert
change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
 
convert
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
 
cook
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
 
cook
transform by heating
 
cool
lose intensity
 
coordinate
bring order and organization to
 
copolymerise
polymerize together
 
cork
stuff with cork
 
corn
preserve with salt
 
correct
make right or correct
 
corrode
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
 
corrode
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
 
corrupt
alter from the original
 
coruscate
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
 
counterchange
cause to change places
 
crack
break into simpler molecules by means of heat
 
crack
reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
 
crack
cause to become cracked
 
crack
break partially but keep its integrity
 
crack
break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
 
crackle
to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks
 
cram
prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
 
cramp
prevent the progress or free movement of
 
crash
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
 
crash
stop operating
 
craze
develop a fine network of cracks
 
cream
add cream to one's coffee, for example
 
crease
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
 
cremate
reduce to ashes
 
creolize
develop into a creole
 
creosote
treat with creosote
 
crescendo
grow louder
 
cripple
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
 
crisp
make brown and crisp by heating
 
crisscross
mark with a pattern of crossing lines
 
crown
be the culminating event
 
crumb
break into crumbs
 
crumb
remove crumbs from
 
crumble
fall into decay or ruin
 
crumble
break or fall apart into fragments
 
crump
explode heavily or with a loud dull noise
 
crush
break into small pieces
 
crush
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
 
crush out
extinguish by crushing
 
crust
form a crust or form into a crust
 
crystalise
cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
 
crystalise
cause to take on a definite and clear shape
 
crystalise
assume crystalline form; become crystallized
 
culminate
bring to a head or to the highest point
 
culminate
rise to, or form, a summit
 
cultivate
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
 
culture
grow in a special preparation
 
cup
put into a cup
 
cup
form into the shape of a cup
 
curb
place restrictions on
 
curdle
turn from a liquid to a solid mass
 
curdle
go bad or sour
 
cure
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
 
cure
be or become preserved
 
cure
make (substances) hard and improve their usability
 
curl
form a curl, curve, or kink
 
curry
treat by incorporating fat
 
customise
make according to requirements
 
cut
dissolve by breaking down the fat of
 
cut
have a reducing effect
 
cut
shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
 
cut in
interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner
 
cut in
mix in with cutting motions
 
cut out
cease operating
 
cut out
delete or remove
 
cut short
cause to end earlier than intended
 
cut short
make shorter as if by cutting off
 
cut up
significantly cut up a manuscript
 
cut up
destroy or injure severely
 
cut
cease, stop
 
cut
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
 
cut
cut and assemble the components of
 
cut
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
 
cutinize
convert into cutin
 
cycle
recur in repeating sequences
 
damage
inflict damage upon
 
damage
suffer or be susceptible to damage
 
damp
restrain or discourage
 
damp
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
 
dampen
check; keep in check (a fire)
 
dampen
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
 
dampen
make moist
 
dampen
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
 
darken
become dark or darker
 
darken
make dark or darker
 
dash
add an enlivening or altering element to
 
dash
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
 
dawn
become light
 
de-emphasise
reduce the emphasis
 
de-escalate
diminish in size, scope, or intensity
 
de-escalate
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
 
de-iodinate
remove iodine from
 
de-ionate
remove ions from
 
deactivate
remove from active military status or reassign
 
deactivate
make inactive
 
deaden
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
 
deaden
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
 
deaden
lessen the momentum or velocity of
 
deaden
make vapid or deprive of spirit
 
deafen
make soundproof
 
deaminate
remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
 
debilitate
make weak
 
debouch
pass out or emerge; especially of rivers
 
debug
locate and correct errors in a computer program code
 
decalcify
remove calcium or lime from
 
decalcify
lose calcium or calcium compounds
 
decarbonise
remove carbon from (an engine)
 
decarboxylate
remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
 
decarboxylate
lose a carboxyl group
 
decay
undergo decay or decomposition
 
decay
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
 
decelerate
lose velocity; move more slowly
 
decelerate
reduce the speed of
 
decentralise
make less central
 
decimalise
change to the decimal system
 
decimalise
change from fractions to decimals
 
decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
 
declaw
remove the claws from
 
decline
grow smaller
 
decline
grow worse
 
declutch
disengage the clutch of a car
 
decoct
extract the essence of something by boiling it
 
decoct
steep in hot water
 
decompose
break down
 
decompress
decrease the pressure of
 
decontaminate
rid of contamination
 
decorticate
remove the cortex of (an organ)
 
decouple
reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
 
decouple
eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
 
decrease
decrease in size, extent, or range
 
decrease
make smaller
 
decrepitate
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
 
decrepitate
undergo decrepitation and crackle
 
decrescendo
grow quieter
 
dedifferentiate
lose specialization in form or function
 
deep freeze
store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation
 
deep-dye
dye thoroughly
 
deep-fat-fry
fry in deep fat
 
deep-fry
cook by immersing in fat
 
deepen
make deeper
 
deepen
become more intense
 
defang
remove the fangs from
 
defervesce
experience an abatement of a fever
 
deflagrate
burn with great heat and intense light
 
deflate
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
 
deflate
produce deflation in
 
deflate
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
 
deflower
make imperfect
 
defog
free from mist
 
defoliate
strip the leaves or branches from
 
deforest
remove the trees from
 
deform
become misshapen
 
deform
alter the shape of (something) by stress
 
defrost
make or become free of frost or ice
 
degas
remove gas from
 
degauss
make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
 
dehisce
burst or split open
 
dehorn
take the horns off (an animal)
 
dehorn
prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
 
dehumanise
make mechanical or routine
 
dehumidify
make less humid
 
dehydrate
preserve by removing all water and liquids from
 
dehydrate
remove water from
 
dehydrate
lose water or moisture
 
dehydrogenate
remove hydrogen from
 
deify
exalt to the position of a God
 
delay
cause to be slowed down or delayed
 
delay
stop or halt
 
deliquesce
melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
 
deliquesce
melt away in the process of decay
 
delouse
free of lice
 
deluge
fill or cover completely, usually with water
 
dematerialise
become immaterial; disappear
 
demineralise
remove the minerals or salts from
 
demonetise
deprive of value for payment
 
demonise
make into a demon
 
demulsify
break down into components
 
demulsify
cause to demulsify
 
demystify
make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
 
demythologise
remove the mythical element from (writings)
 
denationalise
put under private control or ownership
 
denaturalise
strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
 
denaturalise
make less natural or unnatural
 
denature
make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
 
denature
modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
 
denature
add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
 
denazify
free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance
 
denitrify
remove nitrogen from
 
deoxidise
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
 
depersonalise
make impersonal or present as an object
 
depolarise
eliminate the polarization of
 
depopulate
reduce in population
 
depreciate
lower the value of something
 
depreciate
lose in value
 
depress
lessen the activity or force of
 
deprive
take away
 
derange
throw into great confusion or disorder
 
derate
lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
 
derive
come from
 
derive
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
 
desalinate
remove salt from
 
descend
come as if by falling
 
desensitise
make insensitive
 
desolate
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
 
desorb
remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
 
desorb
go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
 
destabilise
become unstable
 
destabilise
make unstable
 
destalinise
counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
 
desynchronise
cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
 
deteriorate
become worse or disintegrate
 
dethaw
become or cause to become soft or liquid
 
detoxicate
remove poison from
 
detract
take away a part from; diminish
 
detransitivise
intransitivize
 
detribalise
cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
 
detusk
remove the tusks of animals
 
devaluate
remove the value from; deprive of its value
 
devalue
lower the value or quality of
 
devastate
overwhelm or overpower
 
develop
grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
 
develop
be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
 
develop
expand in the form of a series
 
develop
elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
 
develop
grow emotionally or mature
 
develop
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
 
develop
become technologically advanced
 
devilise
turn into a devil or make devilish
 
devitalise
sap of life or energy
 
devitrify
make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque
 
devitrify
become crystalline
 
diagonalise
transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
 
dialyse
separate by dialysis
 
diazotize
convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
 
die
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
 
die
disappear or come to an end
 
die back
suffer from a disease that kills shoots
 
die down
become progressively weaker
 
die off
become extinct
 
differentiate
become distinct and acquire a different character
 
differentiate
become different during development
 
differentiate
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
 
digest
soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
 
digest
soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
 
digest
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
 
digest
become assimilated into the body
 
digitalise
put into digital form, as for use in a computer
 
dignify
raise the status of
 
dilate
become wider
 
dim
make dim or lusterless
 
dim
become dim or lusterless
 
dimension
shape or form to required dimensions
 
dimple
mark with, or as if with, dimples
 
dinge
make dingy
 
dip
go down momentarily
 
dip
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
 
disable
make unable to perform a certain action
 
disappear
become less intense and fade away gradually
 
disappear
get lost, as without warning or explanation
 
disappear
cease to exist
 
disarrange
disturb the arrangement of
 
disarray
bring disorder to
 
disbud
destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
 
discharge
become empty or void of its content
 
discolor
cause to lose or change color
 
discolor
lose color or turn colorless
 
disembowel
remove the entrails of
 
disengage
become free
 
disestablish
deprive (an established church) of its status
 
dish
make concave; shape like a dish
 
disharmonize
cause to sound harsh and unpleasant
 
disintegrate
break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
 
disintegrate
cause to undergo fission or lose particles
 
disinvest
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
 
dislocate
put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
 
dislocate
move out of position
 
dismantle
take off or remove
 
dismiss
declare void
 
dispose
make fit or prepared
 
disqualify
make unfit or unsuitable
 
disrupt
throw into disorder
 
disrupt
interfere in someone else's activity
 
dissimilate
become dissimilar or less similar
 
dissimilate
make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
 
dissimilate
become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities
 
dissociate
to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms
 
dissolve
cause to fade away
 
dissolve
pass into a solution
 
dissolve
become weaker
 
distend
swell from or as if from internal pressure
 
distend
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
 
distil
undergo the process of distillation
 
distil
extract by the process of distillation
 
distill
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
 
disturb
damage as if by shaking or jarring
 
disturb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
 
diversify
make (more) diverse
 
diversify
spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
 
dizzy
make dizzy or giddy
 
do away with
terminate, end, or take out
 
doctor
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
 
domesticate
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
 
domesticate
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
 
dope
add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
 
dose
treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
 
dot
mark with a dot
 
double dye
dye twice
 
double
increase twofold
 
douse
lower quickly
 
douse
slacken
 
douse
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
 
down
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
 
downsize
(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
 
downsize
design or manufacture in a smaller size
 
drag
proceed for an extended period of time
 
drain
empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
 
draw
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
 
draw
contract
 
draw
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
 
draw
steep; pass through a strainer
 
draw
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
 
draw a line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
 
draw out
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
 
drench
permeate or impregnate
 
dress
convert into leather
 
dress up
make something appear superficially attractive
 
dress
kill and prepare for market or consumption
 
drift
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
 
drift
be subject to fluctuation
 
drip-dry
dry by hanging up wet
 
droop
become limp
 
drop
change from one level to another
 
drop
go down in value
 
drop
fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
 
drop away
get worse
 
drop off
fall or diminish
 
drop
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
 
drop
stop pursuing or acting
 
drown
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
 
drown
get rid of as if by submerging
 
drown
kill by submerging in water
 
dry up
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
 
dry
become dry or drier
 
dry
remove the moisture from and make dry
 
dry-rot
affect or be affected with dry rot
 
dull
make less lively or vigorous
 
dull
become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
 
dull
become less interesting or attractive
 
dun
cure by salting
 
dun
make a dun color
 
dung
fertilize or dress with dung
 
duplex
change into a duplex
 
dusk
become dusk
 
dwindle
become smaller or lose substance
 
dye
color with dye
 
dynamise
make (a drug) effective
 
dynamise
make more dynamic
 
dynamite
blow up with dynamite
 
ease off
become less intense
 
ease off
reduce pressure or intensity
 
eat at
become ground down or deteriorate
 
eat away
remove soil or rock
 
eat away
wear away or erode
 
ebb
fall away or decline
 
ebonise
stain black to make it look like ebony
 
edit
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
 
efface
remove completely from recognition or memory
 
effeminise
to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
 
effervesce
become bubbly or frothy or foaming
 
effloresce
become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
 
effuse
give out or emit (also metaphorically)
 
effuse
flow or spill forth
 
elaborate
work out in detail
 
electrify
charge (a conductor) with electricity
 
electrify
equip for use with electricity
 
elevate
raise in rank or condition
 
eliminate
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
 
elongate
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
 
emaciate
grow weak and thin or waste away physically
 
emaciate
cause to grow thin or weak
 
emanate
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
 
embark
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
 
embrangle
make more complicated or confused through entanglements
 
embrittle
make brittle
 
embrown
cause to darken
 
emend
make improvements or corrections to
 
emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
 
emerge
become known or apparent
 
emigrate
leave one's country of residence for a new one
 
empty
make void or empty of contents
 
empurple
color purple
 
emulsify
form into or become an emulsion
 
emulsify
cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion
 
enable
render capable or able for some task
 
enclose
place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
 
encrimson
make crimson
 
encrust
form a crust or a hard layer
 
end up
finally be or do something
 
end
bring to an end or halt
 
energise
raise to a higher energy level
 
enervate
weaken mentally or morally
 
engage
get caught
 
enhance
make better or more attractive
 
enhance
increase
 
enlarge
become larger or bigger
 
enlarge
make larger
 
enrich
make better or improve in quality
 
enucleate
remove the nucleus from (a cell)
 
enucleate
remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
 
envenom
add poison to
 
equal
make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
 
equilibrate
bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
 
equip
provide with abilities or understanding
 
erase
remove from memory or existence
 
eroticize
give erotic character to or make more interesting
 
erupt
appear on the skin
 
escalate
increase in extent or intensity
 
escape
issue or leak, as from a small opening
 
esterify
change (a compound) into an ester
 
etch
selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
 
eternalise
make famous forever
 
etherealize
make ethereal
 
etherify
change into an ether
 
etiolate
bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
 
etiolate
make weak by stunting the growth or development of
 
Europeanize
make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
 
Europeanize
denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
 
evacuate
empty completely
 
evacuate
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
 
evangelise
convert to Christianity
 
evaporate
change into a vapor
 
evaporate
cause to change into a vapor
 
evaporate
lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
 
even
make even or more even
 
even
become even or more even
 
eviscerate
remove the contents of
 
eviscerate
take away a vital or essential part of
 
evolve
undergo development or evolution
 
exalt
raise in rank, character, or status
 
exchange
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
 
excise
remove by cutting
 
excite
produce a magnetic field in
 
excite
act as a stimulant
 
exenterate
remove the contents of (an organ)
 
exfoliate
grow by producing or unfolding leaves
 
exhaust
use up the whole supply of
 
expand
make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
 
expand
become larger in size or volume or quantity
 
expand
expand the influence of
 
expatriate
move away from one's native country and adopt a new residence abroad
 
expense
reduce the estimated value of something
 
experience
undergo
 
explode
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
 
extend
prolong the time allowed for payment of
 
extend
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
 
exteriorise
make external or objective, or give reality to
 
extinguish
put an end to; kill
 
extirpate
surgically remove (an organ)
 
face-harden
harden steel by adding carbon
 
fade
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
 
fade
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
 
fail
get worse
 
fail
prove insufficient
 
fall
be cast down
 
fall
assume a disappointed or sad expression
 
fall
come out; issue
 
fall
be born, used chiefly of lambs
 
fall
begin vigorously
 
fall
pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
 
fall
go as if by falling
 
fall
occur at a specified time or place
 
fall away
diminish in size or intensity
 
fall in love
begin to experience feelings of love towards
 
fall off
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
 
falsify
falsify knowingly
 
fan
make (an emotion) fiercer
 
fan
blow away or off with a current of air
 
farce
fill with a stuffing while cooking
 
fast dye
dye with fast colors
 
fasten
make tight or tighter
 
fathom
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
 
fecundate
make fertile or productive
 
federalise
put under the control and authority of a federal government
 
federalise
unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
 
federalise
enter into a league for a common purpose
 
feed
introduce continuously
 
feed
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
 
felt
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
 
feminise
assume (more) feminine characteristics
 
ferment
go sour or spoil
 
ferment
cause to undergo fermentation
 
festinate
act or move at high speed
 
fetishize
make a fetish of
 
feudalize
bring (a country or people) under feudalism
 
fictionalise
convert into the form or the style of a novel
 
fiddle
try to fix or mend
 
fill
plug with a substance
 
fill again
fill something that had previously been emptied
 
fill out
make bigger or better or more complete
 
fill
become full
 
fill
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
 
finalise
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
 
find
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
 
find
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
 
fine-tune
adjust finely
 
finish
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
 
finish out
fill out
 
fire
bake in a kiln so as to harden
 
fire
become ignited
 
fire
start or maintain a fire in
 
fireproof
make resistant to fire
 
firm
make taut or tauter
 
firm
become taut or tauter
 
fishtail
slow down by moving the tail sideways
 
fissure
break into fissures or fine cracks
 
fit
make fit
 
fit
insert or adjust several objects or people
 
fit
make correspond or harmonize
 
fix
kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
 
fix
make fixed, stable or stationary
 
fix
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
 
fixate
become fixed (on)
 
flag
provide with a flag
 
flare
become flared and widen, usually at one end
 
flash
appear briefly
 
flash
emit a brief burst of light
 
flash-freeze
freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors
 
flatten
make flat or flatter
 
flatten
become flat or flatter
 
flick
remove with a flick (of the hand)
 
flip
go mad, go crazy
 
float
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
 
flood
become filled to overflowing
 
flood
cover with liquid, usually water
 
floodlight
illuminate with floodlights
 
flour
convert grain into flour
 
flow
cover or swamp with water
 
flow away
flow off or away gradually
 
fluctuate
be unstable
 
fluoridate
subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
 
flush
flow freely
 
flush
cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
 
flush down
flow freely
 
flush
rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
 
flush
irrigate with water from a sluice
 
flux
become liquid or fluid when heated
 
fly
change quickly from one emotional state to another
 
fly
decrease rapidly and disappear
 
focalise
become focussed or come into focus
 
focalise
put (an image) into focus
 
foist
insert surreptitiously or without warrant
 
fold
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
 
fold
become folded or folded up
 
foliate
grow leaves
 
follow up
increase the effectiveness or success of by further action
 
follow
keep informed
 
follow
keep to
 
foolproof
proof against human misuse or error
 
foreground
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
 
foreshorten
shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth
 
fork
shape like a fork
 
form
assume a form or shape
 
form
give shape or form to
 
format
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
 
fortify
add nutrients to
 
fortify
add alcohol to (beverages)
 
fossilise
become mentally inflexible
 
fossilise
convert to a fossil
 
foul
become soiled and dirty
 
foul
make unclean
 
fox
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
 
fracture
break into pieces
 
fracture
violate or abuse
 
frap
take up the slack of
 
freckle
become freckled
 
freckle
mark with freckles
 
free
make (assets) available
 
freeze
change to ice
 
freeze
cause to freeze
 
freeze
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
 
freeze
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
 
freeze-dry
preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
 
Frenchify
become French in appearance or character
 
Frenchify
make French in appearance or character
 
freshen up
make brighter and prettier
 
freshen
make (to feel) fresh
 
fricassee
make a fricassee of by cooking
 
frizzle
fry something until it curls and becomes crisp
 
frost
damage by frost
 
froth
make froth or foam and become bubbly
 
fructify
make productive or fruitful
 
fructify
become productive or fruitful
 
fry
cook on a hot surface using fat
 
full
make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
 
full
increase in phase
 
fulminate
come on suddenly and intensely
 
fulminate
cause to explode violently and with loud noise
 
furl
form into a cylinder by rolling
 
fuse
make liquid or plastic by heating
 
fuse
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
 
gain
increase or develop
 
gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
 
gauge
mix in specific proportions
 
gauge
measure precisely and against a standard
 
gauge
adapt to a specified measurement
 
gear
set the level or character of
 
gel
become a gel
 
gelatinise
convert into gelatinous form or jelly
 
gelatinise
become gelatinous or change into a jelly
 
gelatinize
coat with gelatin
 
geminate
arrange or combine in pairs
 
gentrify
renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
 
germinate
cause to grow or sprout
 
get to
arrive at the point of
 
get used to
get or become familiar or accustomed with through experience
 
get worse
deteriorate in health
 
get
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
 
get
give certain properties to something
 
ghettoise
put in a ghetto
 
gild the lily
make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
 
ginger up
make more interesting or lively
 
give
occur
 
give the axe
terminate a relationship abruptly
 
give way
end resistance, as under pressure or force
 
glaciate
become frozen and covered with glaciers
 
glamorise
make glamorous and attractive
 
glass
put in a glass container
 
glass
become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
 
gleam
appear briefly
 
globalise
make world-wide in scope or application
 
glorify
bestow glory upon
 
glorify
cause to seem more splendid
 
glorify
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
 
glue
be fixed as if by glue
 
go
be abolished or discarded
 
go back
regain a former condition after a financial loss
 
go bad
become unfit for consumption or use
 
go by
be or act in accordance with
 
go off
be discharged or activated
 
go off
burst inward
 
go out
become extinguished
 
go to pot
become ruined
 
go
progress by being changed
 
go
follow a certain course
 
gradate
pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another
 
grain
form into grains
 
grain
become granular
 
gray
turn grey
 
gray
make grey
 
green
turn or become green
 
griddle
cook on a griddle
 
grill
cook over or under a grill
 
grow
cause to grow or develop
 
grow
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
 
grow
increase in size by natural process
 
grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
 
grow over
grow beyond or across
 
grow
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
 
grow
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
 
gum
become sticky
 
guy
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
 
habilitate
qualify for teaching at a university in Europe
 
hack
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
 
halt
stop the flow of a liquid
 
hand-dye
dye by hand
 
handcolor
color by hand
 
hang
suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
 
hang in
be persistent, refuse to stop
 
hang up
interrupt a telephone conversation
 
happen
come into being; become reality
 
harden
become hard or harder
 
harden
make hard or harder
 
harden
cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
 
harden
make fit
 
harden
harden by reheating and cooling in oil
 
harlequin
variegate with spots or marks
 
harmonise
bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
 
harmonise
bring into consonance or accord
 
harness
keep in check
 
harry
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
 
harshen
make harsh or harsher
 
harvest
remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
 
hay
convert (plant material) into hay
 
heal
heal or recover
 
heap
fill to overflow
 
heat up
make more intense
 
heat
make hot or hotter
 
heat
gain heat or get hot
 
hedge
minimize loss or risk
 
heel
put a new heel on
 
heighten
make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
 
heighten
become more extreme
 
heighten
make (one's senses) more acute
 
help
improve; change for the better
 
henna
apply henna to one's hair
 
hibachi
cook over a hibachi grill
 
hold back
prevent the action or expression of
 
hold down
restrain
 
hold on
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
 
homestead
settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead
 
homogenise
cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing
 
homogenise
become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
 
homogenise
break up the fat globules of
 
homologise
make homologous
 
hone
make perfect or complete
 
honeycomb
make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
 
hop up
make more powerful
 
hose
water with a hose
 
hue
take on color or become colored
 
hue
suffuse with color
 
hull
remove the hulls from
 
humidify
make (more) humid
 
humify
convert (plant remains) into humus
 
hurry
urge to an unnatural speed
 
hurt
cause damage or affect negatively
 
hush
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
 
hush
wash by removing particles
 
hush
become quiet or still; fall silent
 
hush
cause to be quiet or not talk
 
husk
remove the husks from
 
hydrate
cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to
 
hydrate
become hydrated and combine with water
 
hydrate
supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
 
hydrogenate
combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
 
hydrolise
make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
 
hydrolyse
undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
 
hypophysectomise
remove the pituitary glands
 
ice
put ice on or put on ice
 
ice
cause to become ice or icy
 
illume
make lighter or brighter
 
imbue
fill, soak, or imbue totally
 
immaterialise
render immaterial or incorporeal
 
immigrate
migrate to a new environment
 
immigrate
come into a new country and change residency
 
immigrate
introduce or send as immigrants
 
immobilise
cause to be unable to move
 
immobilise
convert (assets) into fixed capital
 
impair
make worse or less effective
 
impregnate
fill, as with a certain quality
 
impregnate
infuse or fill completely
 
impress
dye (fabric) before it is spun
 
inaugurate
be a precursor of
 
incandesce
become incandescent or glow with heat
 
incandesce
cause to become incandescent or glow
 
incarnadine
make flesh-colored
 
incinerate
become reduced to ashes
 
include
add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
 
incorporate
make into a whole or make part of a whole
 
increase
become bigger or greater in amount
 
increase
make bigger or more
 
incubate
grow under conditions that promote development
 
individualise
make personal or more personal
 
individuate
give individual shape or form to
 
indurate
become fixed or established
 
industrialise
develop industry; become industrial
 
industrialise
organize (the production of something) into an industry
 
inflate
cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
 
inflate
increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value
 
inform
give character or essence to
 
infuscate
darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings
 
infuse
undergo the process of infusion
 
infuse
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
 
inhibit
prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
 
initiate
set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
 
inject
to introduce (a new aspect or element)
 
ink
mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink
 
ink
fill with ink
 
innervate
stimulate to action
 
inoculate
introduce a microorganism into
 
inset
set or place in
 
inspirit
infuse with spirit
 
inspissate
become thick or thicker
 
inspissate
make thick or thicker
 
inspissate
make viscous or dense
 
insulate
protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
 
insulate
place or set apart
 
integrate
become one; become integrated
 
intensify
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
 
intercalate
insert (days) in a calendar
 
interlard
introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
 
interleave
intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations
 
interlock
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
 
internationalise
make international in character
 
interstratify
arrange rocks in alternating strata
 
intervene
occur between other event or between certain points of time
 
introject
incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
 
introvert
turn inside
 
intumesce
expand abnormally
 
invalidate
take away the legal force of or render ineffective
 
invert
make an inversion (in a musical composition)
 
invert
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
 
invert
turn inside out or upside down
 
invigorate
give life or energy to
 
involve
make complex or intricate or complicated
 
iodinate
cause to combine with iodine
 
iodise
treat with iodine
 
ionate
add ions to
 
ionise
convert into ions
 
ionise
become converted into ions
 
iron out
settle or put right
 
irradiate
cast rays of light upon
 
irradiate
expose to radiation
 
irrigate
supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
 
irritate
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
 
Islamize
cause to conform to Islamic law
 
Islamize
convert to Islam
 
isolate
obtain in pure form
 
isolate
set apart from others
 
isomerise
change into an isomer
 
isomerise
cause to change into an isomer
 
iterate
run or be performed again
 
jaundice
distort adversely
 
jellify
become jelly
 
jellify
make into jelly
 
jug
stew in an earthenware jug
 
jump
increase suddenly and significantly
 
jump off
set off quickly, usually with success
 
jump
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
 
jumpstart
start or re-start vigorously
 
justify
adjust the spaces between words
 
keep down
place a limit on the number of
 
keep out
remain outside
 
keep
prevent (food) from rotting
 
keratinise
become horny and impregnated with keratin
 
keratinise
convert into keratin
 
key
harmonize with or adjust to
 
key
regulate the musical pitch of
 
keynote
set the keynote of
 
kill
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
 
kill
cause to cease operating
 
kill
tire out completely
 
kill
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
 
kill
end or extinguish by forceful means
 
knock out
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
 
knock out
eliminate
 
knock out
destroy or break forcefully
 
ladder
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
 
laicise
reduce to lay status
 
languish
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
 
lap
wash or flow against
 
lapidify
change into stone
 
lapse
end, at least for a long time
 
lather
form a lather
 
launch
begin with vigor
 
launder
convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
 
lay out
get ready for a particular purpose or event
 
lay up
disable or confine, as with an illness
 
leach
remove substances from by a percolating liquid
 
league
unite to form a league
 
leak
enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
 
leak
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out
 
leapfrog
progress by large jumps instead of small increments
 
leave off
stop using
 
leave
leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
 
leave
be survived by after one's death
 
legitimate
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
 
lengthen
make longer
 
lengthen
become long or longer
 
lessen
wear off or die down
 
let
leave unchanged
 
let out
make (clothes) larger
 
level
become level or even
 
lifehack
make one's day-to-day activities more efficient
 
lift
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
 
lift
remove (hair) by scalping
 
lift
remove from a surface
 
lift
take off or away by decreasing
 
lift
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
 
lift
put an end to
 
lift
invigorate or heighten
 
ligate
bind chemically
 
lighten
become lighter
 
lighten
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
 
lignify
convert into wood or cause to become woody
 
line
reinforce with fabric
 
line
fill plentifully
 
linearise
make linear or get into a linear form
 
liquefy
make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
 
locate
take up residence and become established
 
lock
become rigid or immoveable
 
loose
make loose or looser
 
loose
become loose or looser or less tight
 
lose
withdraw, as from reality
 
lose
be set at a disadvantage
 
louden
cause to become loud
 
lour
set lower
 
lour
make lower or quieter
 
lubricate
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
 
lustrate
purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
 
luxuriate
thrive profusely or flourish extensively
 
lyophilise
to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
 
lysogenize
become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)
 
macerate
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
 
macerate
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
 
macerate
separate into constituents by soaking
 
madder
color a moderate to strong red
 
magnetise
make magnetic
 
make
develop into
 
make
favor the development of
 
make
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
 
make
change from one form into another
 
make unnecessary
make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
 
make
put in order or neaten
 
malt
treat with malt or malt extract
 
malt
convert into malt
 
malt
convert grain into malt
 
malt
turn into malt, become malt
 
mangle
alter so as to make unrecognizable
 
manifest
reveal its presence or make an appearance
 
manifold
make multiple copies of
 
manifold
combine or increase by multiplication
 
map
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
 
marbleise
make something look like marble
 
marinade
soak in marinade
 
mark
make or leave a mark on
 
mark off
set boundaries to and delimit
 
mark
insert punctuation marks into
 
maroon
leave stranded on a desert island without resources
 
marshal
make ready for action or use
 
masculinise
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
 
masculinize
give a masculine appearance or character to
 
massacre
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
 
match
be equal or harmonize
 
mature
become due for repayment
 
mature
cause to ripen or develop fully
 
maximise
make as big or large as possible
 
maximise
make the most of
 
measure
express as a number or measure or quantity
 
mechanise
make mechanical
 
mechanise
make monotonous; make automatic or routine
 
mechanise
equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
 
melanise
convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
 
meld
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
 
mellow
make or grow (more) mellow
 
mellow
soften, make mellow
 
mellow
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
 
melt
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
 
mercerise
treat to strengthen and improve the luster
 
merge
join or combine
 
merge
become one
 
mess
make a mess of or create disorder in
 
metamorphose
change completely the nature or appearance of
 
metamorphose
change in outward structure or looks
 
meter
measure with a meter
 
metricate
convert from a non-metric to the metric system
 
metricise
express in the metric system
 
micro-cook
cook or heat in a microwave oven
 
mildew
become moldy; spoil due to humidity
 
militarise
adopt for military use
 
milk
take milk from female mammals
 
milk
add milk to
 
mill
grind with a mill
 
mineralize
transform (a metal) into an ore
 
mineralize
convert into a mineral substance
 
miniaturise
design or construct on a smaller scale
 
minimise
make small or insignificant
 
misalign
align imperfectly or badly
 
mist
become covered with mist
 
mistime
time incorrectly
 
mitigate
make less severe or harsh
 
mix
combine (electronic signals)
 
mix
add as an additional element or part
 
mobilise
cause to move around
 
moderate
make less fast or intense
 
moderate
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
 
modernise
make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
 
modify
make less severe or harsh or extreme
 
modify
add a modifier to a constituent
 
modulate
adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
 
modulate
vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
 
modulate
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
 
moil
moisten or soil
 
mollify
make less rigid or softer
 
moonshine
distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
 
moralise
improve the morals of
 
morph
change shape as via computer animation
 
morph
cause to change shape in a computer animation
 
motley
make motley; color with different colors
 
motley
make something more diverse and varied
 
mount
fix onto a backing, setting, or support
 
move
go or proceed from one point to another
 
muck
remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
 
muddy
make turbid
 
murk
make dark, dim, or gloomy
 
mushroom
grow and spread fast
 
mutate
undergo mutation
 
mystify
make mysterious
 
mythicise
make into a myth
 
narrow
become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
 
nationalise
put under state control or ownership
 
nationalise
make national in character or scope
 
naturalise
make more natural or lifelike
 
naturalise
adopt to another place
 
naturalise
make into a citizen
 
nazify
cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character
 
negate
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
 
neutralise
make chemically neutral
 
nick
divide or reset the tail muscles of
 
nitrate
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
 
nitrify
convert into nitric acid, nitrous acid, or nitrate, especially with the action of nitrobacteria
 
nitrify
treat (soil) with nitrates
 
nitrify
treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
 
nobble
disable by drugging
 
nol.pros.
drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
 
normalise
become normal or return to its normal state
 
normalise
make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
 
novate
replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
 
obliterate
do away with completely, without leaving a trace
 
obscure
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
 
obsolesce
become obsolete, fall into disuse
 
obstinate
persist stubbornly
 
obtund
reduce the edge or violence of
 
occidentalise
make western in character
 
officialise
make official
 
opacify
become opaque
 
opacify
make opaque
 
opalise
replace or convert into opal
 
opalise
make opalescent
 
open
make available
 
open
become available
 
opsonize
make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
 
optimise
modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
 
optimise
make optimal; get the most out of; use best
 
order
place in a certain order
 
order
bring order to or into
 
orient
adjust to a specific need or market
 
orientalise
make oriental in character
 
ossify
become bony
 
ossify
cause to become hard and bony
 
ossify
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
 
outcrop
appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
 
outgrow
grow too large or too mature for
 
outmode
make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete
 
ovenbake
bake in an oven
 
overboil
boil excessively
 
overcapitalise
capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
 
overcook
cook too long
 
overfill
fill beyond capacity
 
overgrow
become overgrown
 
overheat
get excessively and undesirably hot
 
overheat
make excessively or undesirably hot
 
overrefine
refine too much or with excess of subtlety
 
oversimplify
make too simple
 
overspecialise
become overly specialized
 
overturn
change radically
 
oxidate
add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
 
oxidate
enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
 
oxygenise
change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
 
oxygenise
dehydrogenate with oxygen
 
ozonise
convert (oxygen) into ozone
 
pace
measure (distances) by pacing
 
paganise
make pagan in character
 
pall
cause to become flat
 
pall
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
 
palsy
affect with palsy
 
pan roast
roast in a pan
 
pan-broil
broil in a pan
 
pan-fry
fry in a pan
 
paralyse
make powerless and unable to function
 
paralyse
cause to be paralyzed and immobile
 
parch
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
 
pare
decrease gradually or bit by bit
 
partition
separate or apportion into sections
 
pass away
go out of existence
 
pasteurise
heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
 
patch
mend by putting a patch on
 
patch
repair by adding pieces
 
patent
make open to sight or notice
 
peep
appear as though from hiding
 
peg
stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
 
people
fill with people
 
peptise
disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
 
perfuse
force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
 
perfuse
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
 
peroxide
bleach with peroxide
 
pervaporate
cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
 
pervaporate
evaporate through a semipermeable membrane
 
pestle
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
 
petrify
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
 
phase
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
 
pick
remove in small bits
 
pick up
lift out or reflect from a background
 
pick up
improve significantly; go from bad to good
 
pickle
preserve in a pickling liquid
 
piece-dye
dye after weaving
 
piggyback
bring into alignment with
 
pigment
color or dye with a pigment
 
pigment
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
 
pinch
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
 
pinion
cut the wings off (of birds)
 
pinkify
make pink
 
pit
remove the pits from
 
pitch
set to a certain pitch
 
plasticise
make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
 
plasticise
become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
 
play out
become spent or exhausted
 
plug
insert as a plug
 
plug
insert a plug into
 
plug
replace the center of a coin with a baser metal
 
plug
persist in working hard
 
plumb
adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
 
plume
form a plume
 
poach
cook in a simmering liquid
 
pod
take something out of its shell or pod
 
point
repair the joints of bricks
 
point
give a point to
 
polarise
become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
 
polarise
cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
 
polarise
cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
 
pole
deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
 
politicise
give a political character to
 
polychrome
color with many colors; make polychrome
 
polymerise
cause (a compound) to polymerize
 
polymerise
undergo polymerization
 
pooch
round one's lips as if intending to kiss
 
pop
burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
 
pop
cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
 
pop out
come out suddenly or forcefully
 
popularise
make understandable to the general public
 
populate
fill with inhabitants
 
port
modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
 
postdate
establish something as being later relative to something else
 
potentiate
increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
 
pound
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
 
powder
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
 
powderise
become powder or dust
 
precipitate
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
 
precondition
put into the required condition beforehand
 
predecease
die before; die earlier than
 
preheat
heat beforehand
 
preisolate
isolate beforehand
 
pressure-cook
cook in a pressure cooker
 
pressurise
increase the pressure in or of
 
pressurise
maintain a certain pressure
 
pressurise
increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
 
prim
assume a prim appearance
 
prim
contract one's lips
 
prime
insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
 
prime
fill with priming liquid
 
privatise
change from governmental to private control or ownership
 
process
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
 
professionalise
make professional or give a professional character to
 
professionalise
become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
 
proliferate
grow rapidly
 
proliferate
cause to grow or increase rapidly
 
proof
make resistant (to harm)
 
proof
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
 
proportion
give pleasant proportions to
 
proportion
adjust in size relative to other things
 
prostrate
render helpless or defenseless
 
provide
take measures in preparation for
 
puff up
make larger or distend
 
pull
take away
 
pullulate
become abundant; increase rapidly
 
pulp
reduce to pulp
 
punctuate
interrupt periodically
 
puncture
cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
 
puncture
be pierced or punctured
 
purge
rid of impurities
 
purge
make pure or free from sin or guilt
 
purify
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
 
purple
become purple
 
purse
contract one's lips into a rounded shape
 
put on
add to the odometer
 
put on
add to something existing
 
putrefy
become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
 
pyramid
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
 
quadruple
increase fourfold
 
qualify
make more specific
 
quantify
use as a quantifier
 
quarantine
place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
 
quell
suppress or crush completely
 
quench
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
 
quench
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
 
quintuple
increase fivefold
 
rack up
supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
 
raddle
mark or paint with raddle
 
radiate
issue or emerge in rays or waves
 
radiate
send out real or metaphoric rays
 
radicalize
make more radical in social or political outlook
 
rag
break into lumps before sorting
 
raise
raise the level or amount of something
 
raise
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
 
rally
return to a former condition
 
randomise
arrange in random order
 
rarefy
lessen the density or solidity of
 
rarefy
make more subtle or refined
 
rasterize
convert (an image) into pixels
 
rationalise
remove irrational quantities from
 
re-assume
take on again, as after a time lapse
 
re-incorporate
incorporate again or anew
 
react
undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions
 
reactivate
activate (an old file) anew
 
readapt
adapt anew
 
readapt
adjust anew
 
readjust
adjust again after an initial failure
 
realign
align anew or better
 
ream
enlarge with a reamer
 
ream
remove by making a hole or by boring
 
reappear
appear again
 
rearrange
put into a new order or arrangement
 
recede
become faint or more distant
 
receive
convert into sounds or pictures
 
recharge
charge anew
 
reclaim
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state
 
reclaim
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
 
recode
put into a different code; rearrange mentally
 
recombine
to combine or put together again
 
recombine
cause genetic recombination
 
recombine
undergo genetic recombination
 
recommence
cause to start anew
 
recommence
begin again
 
recommend
make attractive or acceptable
 
recondition
bring into an improved condition
 
reconstitute
construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
 
reconstruct
cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
 
reconstruct
do over, as of (part of) a house
 
reconvert
convert back
 
rectify
convert into direct current
 
rectify
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
 
recur
happen or occur again
 
red-ink
mark with red ink
 
redden
make red
 
redden
turn red or redder
 
redevelop
change the plans for the use of (land)
 
redouble
make twice as great or intense
 
redouble
double in magnitude, extent, or intensity
 
redouble
double again
 
redound
contribute
 
redound
have an effect for good or ill
 
reduce
make less complex
 
reduce
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
 
reduce
make smaller
 
reduce
reduce in size; reduce physically
 
reduce
narrow or limit
 
reef
reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
 
reef
roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
 
reenforce
make stronger
 
refine
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
 
refine
attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
 
refine
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
 
reflate
economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
 
reflate
economics: experience reflation
 
reflate
inflate again
 
reflate
become inflated again
 
refocus
put again into focus or focus more sharply
 
reform
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
 
reform
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
 
reform
break up the molecules of
 
reform
produce by cracking
 
reform
change for the better
 
refrigerate
cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
 
refrigerate
preserve by chilling
 
regenerate
amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
 
regenerate
replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue
 
regenerate
form or produce anew
 
regenerate
be formed or shaped anew
 
regenerate
return to life; get or give new life or energy
 
regress
go back to a statistical means
 
regress
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
 
regress
go back to a previous state
 
regularise
make regular or more regular
 
reheat
heat again
 
reincarnate
cause to appear in a new form
 
reintegrate
integrate again
 
rejuvenate
develop youthful topographical features
 
rejuvenate
make younger or more youthful
 
relax
make less active or fast
 
relax
make less taut
 
reline
put new lines on
 
relocate
move or establish in a new location
 
relocate
become established in a new location
 
remain
stay the same; remain in a certain state
 
remit
diminish or abate
 
remit
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
 
remold
give new treads to (a tire)
 
remove
get rid of something abstract
 
remove
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
 
render
cause to become
 
render
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
 
renovate
restore to a previous or better condition
 
reorient
set or arrange in a new or different determinate position
 
repercuss
cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect
 
replace
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
 
repress
block the action of
 
republish
revive (a cancelled will or a libel)
 
rerun
cause to perform again
 
rescale
establish on a new scale
 
reset
set to zero
 
resettle
settle in a new place
 
reshuffle
reorganize and assign posts to different people
 
resile
return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
 
resize
change the size of; make the size more appropriate
 
resole
put a new sole on
 
restart
take up or begin anew
 
restrengthen
make strong again
 
resublime
sublime (a compound) once again
 
result
come about or follow as a consequence
 
resume
return to a previous location or condition
 
resurface
appear again
 
resurrect
restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
 
resuspend
put back into suspension
 
ret
place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
 
retard
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
 
retouch
give retouches to (hair)
 
retouch
alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance
 
retrench
make a reduction, as in one's workforce
 
retrofit
substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones
 
rev up
speed up
 
rev
increase the number of rotations per minute
 
revalue
value anew
 
revamp
to patch up or renovate; repair or restore
 
revamp
provide (a shoe) with a new vamp
 
reverberate
treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
 
revert
undergo reversion, as in a mutation
 
revitalise
give new life or vigor to
 
revive
be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength
 
ridge
form into a ridge
 
rig
equip with sails or masts
 
rigidify
become rigid
 
rip off
remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
 
ripen
grow ripe
 
ritualise
make or evolve into a ritual
 
roast
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
 
roll
shape by rolling
 
roll
take the shape of a roll or cylinder
 
roll in
pour or flow in a steady stream
 
roll up
form a cylinder by rolling
 
roll
show certain properties when being rolled
 
roll
boil vigorously
 
romanticise
make romantic in style
 
roost
settle down or stay, as if on a roost
 
root
take root and begin to grow
 
root
cause to take roots
 
root
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
 
rotate
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession
 
rough-dry
dry without smoothing or ironing
 
round
express as a round number
 
round
make round
 
rubber
coat or impregnate with rubber
 
rubify
make ruby red
 
rubric
adorn with ruby red color
 
ruddle
redden as if with a red ocher color
 
ruggedise
produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
 
ruin
fall into ruin
 
run
change from one state to another
 
run
cause to perform
 
run out
become used up; be exhausted
 
run out
exhaust the supply of
 
run up
pile up (debts or scores)
 
run
become undone
 
rust
become coated with oxide
 
rusticate
lend a rustic character to
 
saccharify
convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
 
salinate
add salt to
 
sallow
cause to become sallow
 
salt
preserve with salt
 
salt
add zest or liveliness to
 
sandbag
protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
 
sanitise
make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
 
saponify
convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
 
saponify
become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
 
saturate
cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
 
sauce
add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
 
saute
fry briefly over high heat
 
scald
burn with a hot liquid or steam
 
scald
heat to the boiling point
 
scald
treat with boiling water
 
scale
measure with or as if with scales
 
scale
size or measure according to a scale
 
scale down
reduce proportionally
 
scale up
increase proportionally
 
scallop
shape or cut in scallops
 
scalp
remove the scalp of
 
schematise
give conventional form to
 
scorch
become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
 
scorch
destroy completely by or as if by fire
 
scorch
make very hot and dry
 
scorch
become superficially burned
 
scramble
make unintelligible
 
scrap
make into scrap or refuse
 
screen off
partition by means of a divider, such as a screen
 
scroll
move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen
 
seclude
keep away from others
 
secularise
make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
 
see through
remain with until completion
 
seed
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
 
seed
remove the seeds from
 
seed
inoculate with microorganisms
 
seethe
foam as if boiling
 
segregate
separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
 
semi-automatise
make semiautomatic
 
sensibilise
make sensitive or aware
 
sensitise
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
 
sensitise
make sensitive to a drug or allergen
 
sentimentalise
make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
 
sentimentalise
look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
 
sequester
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
 
serialise
arrange serially
 
service
make fit for use
 
set
put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
 
set
set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
 
set aside
make inoperative or stop
 
set in
become established
 
set off
set in motion or cause to begin
 
settle
form a community
 
settle
establish or develop as a residence
 
settle
become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
 
sexualise
make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
 
shade
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
 
shade
vary slightly
 
shake
undermine or cause to waver
 
shake
bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
 
shallow
become shallow
 
shallow
make shallow
 
sharpen
raise the pitch of (musical notes)
 
sharpen
become sharp or sharper
 
sharpen
make crisp or more crisp and precise
 
shatter
break into many pieces
 
shatter
cause to break into many pieces
 
shatter
damage or destroy
 
shear
become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
 
shell
remove from its shell or outer covering
 
shift
change gears
 
shift
move and exchange for another
 
shift
move from one setting or context to another
 
shift
change in quality
 
shift
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
 
shirr
bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set
 
shoehorn
fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited
 
shoetree
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
 
shoot up
rise dramatically
 
shorten
make short or shorter
 
shorten
become short or shorter
 
shorten
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
 
shrink
decrease in size, range, or extent
 
shrink
wither, as with a loss of moisture
 
shuck
remove the shucks from
 
shuck
remove from the shell
 
shush
silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
 
silence
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
 
silver
turn silver
 
silver
make silver in color
 
simmer
boil slowly at low temperature
 
simplify
make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
 
singe
burn superficially or lightly
 
sit tight
maintain the same position; wait it out
 
size
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
 
sizzle
burn or sear with a sizzling sound
 
skew
turn or place at an angle
 
skip town
disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
 
slack
release tension on
 
slack
become slow or slower
 
slack
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
 
slacken
become looser or slack
 
slag
convert into slag
 
slash
cut drastically
 
slenderise
make slender or appear to be slender
 
slick up
make neat, smart, or trim
 
slip
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
 
sliver
form into slivers
 
sliver
break up into splinters or slivers
 
slow
cause to proceed more slowly
 
smash
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
 
smolder
burn slowly and without a flame
 
smoothen
become smooth
 
smut
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
 
smut
become affected with smut
 
smut
make obscene
 
snafu
cause to be in a state of complete confusion
 
snap
close with a snapping motion
 
snowball
increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
 
soak
heat a metal prior to working it
 
soar
go or move upward
 
sober
cause to become sober
 
sober
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
 
sober
become more realistic
 
socialise
make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies
 
socialise
prepare for social life
 
soften
become soft or softer
 
soften
make soft or softer
 
solemnise
make solemn and grave
 
solidify
become solid
 
solidify
make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
 
solvate
undergo solvation or convert into a solvate
 
solvate
cause a solvation in (a substance)
 
sophisticate
make more complex or refined
 
sorcerise
transform or change by means of sorcery
 
soundproof
insulate against noise
 
souse
cook in a marinade
 
specialise
suit to a special purpose
 
spell
take turns working
 
spice
make more interesting or flavorful
 
spike
manifest a sharp increase
 
spike
bring forth a spike or spikes
 
spill
reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)
 
spin off
produce as a consequence of something larger
 
spin
prolong or extend
 
spin-dry
dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces
 
spiritualise
purify from the corrupting influences of the world
 
splat
flatten on impact
 
splat
split open and flatten for cooking
 
sporulate
convert into spores
 
spot
mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
 
spot
become spotted
 
spotlight
illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
 
spray-dry
dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
 
sputter
cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
 
square
make square
 
stabilise
become stable or more stable
 
stabilise
make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
 
stain
produce or leave stains
 
stain
color for microscopic study
 
stain
color with a liquid dye or tint
 
stalinise
transform in accordance with Stalin's policies
 
stall
deliberately delay an event or action
 
stamp
destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
 
standardise
cause to conform to standard or norm
 
starch
stiffen with starch
 
stave in
break in the staves (of)
 
stave
burst or force (a hole) into something
 
steam
cook something by letting steam pass over it
 
steamroll
make level or flat with a steamroller
 
steepen
make steeper
 
steepen
become steeper
 
stem
remove the stem from
 
step
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
 
stew
cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
 
stiffen
make stiff or stiffer
 
stiffen
become stiff or stiffer
 
stigmatise
mark with a stigma or stigmata
 
still
make motionless
 
stir fry
fry very quickly over high heat
 
stonewall
engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
 
straighten
make straight or straighter
 
strangle
die from strangulation
 
strangulate
become constricted
 
strap
sharpen with a strap
 
stratify
form layers or strata
 
strengthen
gain strength
 
stretch
become longer by being stretched and pulled
 
stretch
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
 
striate
mark with striae or striations
 
strike
cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
 
strike a blow
affect adversely
 
strike out
set out on a course of action
 
string
add as if on a string
 
strip
draw the last milk (of cows)
 
strip
remove a constituent from a liquid
 
strip
remove the thread (of screws)
 
structure
give a structure to
 
stub
clear of weeds by uprooting them
 
stuff
fill tightly with a material
 
stuff
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
 
stump
remove tree stumps from
 
stun
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
 
subdivide
divide into smaller and smaller pieces
 
subdivide
form into subdivisions
 
subdue
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
 
sublimate
vaporize and then condense right back again
 
sublimate
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
 
substantiate
solidify, firm, or strengthen
 
subtilise
make (senses) more keen
 
subtract
take off or away
 
suburbanise
make suburban in character
 
suburbanise
take on suburban character
 
suffer
get worse
 
suffuse
to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
 
sulfate
convert into a sulfate
 
sulfur
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
 
summerise
prepare for summer
 
sunder
break apart or in two, using violence
 
superannuate
retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
 
superannuate
become obsolete
 
supervene
take place as an additional or unexpected development
 
supple
make pliant and flexible
 
suppress
lessen to the point of stopping
 
surge
see one's performance improve
 
suspend
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
 
sweeten
make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
 
swell
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
 
swell
cause to become swollen
 
swing
alternate dramatically between high and low values
 
symmetrise
make symmetric
 
sync
make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
 
synchronise
cause to indicate the same time or rate
 
synchronise
operate simultaneously
 
syncopate
omit a sound or letter in a word
 
syncopate
modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
 
syncretise
unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
 
syncretise
become fused
 
systematise
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
 
tabulate
shape or cut with a flat surface
 
take
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
 
take
be seized or affected in a specified way
 
take away
take out or remove
 
take effect
go into effect or become effective or operative
 
take in
make (clothes) smaller
 
take off
take away or remove
 
take up
pursue or resume
 
tan
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
 
tank
treat in a tank
 
taper
diminish gradually
 
taper off
become smaller or less active
 
teach
accustom gradually to some action or attitude
 
telescope
make smaller or shorter
 
tell on
produce an effect or strain on somebody
 
temper
adjust the pitch (of pianos)
 
temporise
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
 
tender
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
 
tense
increase the tension on
 
terrace
make into terraces as for cultivation
 
territorialise
extend by adding territory
 
territorialise
place on a territorial basis
 
thin
make thin or thinner
 
thin
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
 
thin out
make sparse
 
thin out
become sparser
 
think
bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
 
thoriate
impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission
 
thrombose
become blocked by a thrombus
 
tie
form a knot or bow in
 
tie
limit or restrict to
 
tie-dye
dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern
 
tighten
become tight or tighter
 
time
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
 
time
regulate or set the time of
 
tin
prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
 
tinct
color lightly
 
tincture
stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color
 
tip
remove the tip from
 
tip
mark with a tip
 
titrate
measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
 
tone
change to a color image
 
tone
change the color or tone of
 
top off
fill to the point of almost overflowing
 
top
finish up or conclude
 
topdress
scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
 
torch
burn maliciously, as by arson
 
total
damage beyond the point of repair
 
totalise
make into a total
 
toughen
make tough or tougher
 
transaminate
undergo transfer from one compound to another
 
transaminate
change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another
 
transcribe
convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA
 
transduce
cause transduction (of energy forms)
 
transfer
transfer from one place or period to another
 
transform
subject to a mathematical transformation
 
transform
increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
 
transform
change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
 
transform
convert (one form of energy) to another
 
transform
change from one form or medium into another
 
transform
change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
 
transition
make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
 
transition
cause to convert or undergo a transition
 
transitivise
make transitive
 
translate
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
 
transmute
alter the nature of (elements)
 
transpire
exude water vapor
 
transpire
come about, happen, or occur
 
transpire
come to light; become known
 
transpose
change key
 
transubstantiate
change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
 
treble
increase threefold
 
trifurcate
divide into three
 
trim
adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
 
troubleshoot
solve problems
 
true
make level, square, balanced, or concentric
 
tumble
fall suddenly and sharply
 
tumble
suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
 
tumble
put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
 
tumble dry
dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder
 
tumefy
cause to become very swollen
 
tune
adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
 
tune
adjust for (better) functioning
 
turn
become officially one year older
 
turn
change color
 
turn around
improve dramatically
 
turn down
take a downward direction
 
turn on
become hostile towards
 
turn out
come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
 
turn the tables
cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
 
turn to
direct one's interest or attention towards; go into
 
twig
branch out in a twiglike manner
 
twin
grow as twins
 
twist
form into twists
 
uglify
make ugly
 
ulcerate
undergo ulceration
 
unbrace
remove from tension
 
unbrace
remove a brace or braces from
 
uncloak
remove a cloak from
 
undergrow
grow below something
 
undulate
increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
 
unfurl
unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
 
unhinge
remove the hinges from
 
uniformise
make uniform
 
unitise
separate or classify into units
 
unlock
become unlocked
 
unsanctify
remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified
 
unscramble
make intelligible
 
unsex
remove the qualities typical of one's sex
 
untune
cause to be out of tune
 
up
raise
 
update
modernize or bring up to date
 
update
bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data
 
upgrade
to improve what was old or outdated
 
upgrade
give better travel conditions to
 
upgrade
get better travel conditions
 
upset
disturb the balance or stability of
 
urbanise
make more industrial or city-like
 
urbanise
impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
 
utilize
convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
 
validate
make valid or confirm the validity of
 
variegate
change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
 
vascularise
become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids
 
vascularise
make vascular
 
veer
shift to a clockwise direction
 
vegetate
grow like a plant
 
vegetate
produce vegetation
 
vegetate
establish vegetation on
 
vegetate
grow or spread abnormally
 
ventilate
furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
 
verbalise
convert into a verb
 
verbify
make into a verb
 
verdigris
color verdigris
 
vermilion
color vermilion
 
vesiculate
cause to become vesicular or full of air cells
 
vesiculate
become vesicular or full of air cells
 
vinify
convert a juice into wine by fermentation
 
visit
assail
 
visualise
make visible
 
vitalise
make more lively or vigorous
 
vitalise
give life to
 
vitrify
undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
 
vitrify
change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
 
vivify
make more striking or animated
 
void
clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
 
volatilise
make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor
 
vouch
give supporting evidence
 
vulcanise
undergo vulcanization
 
vulcanise
subject to vulcanization
 
vulgarise
debase and make vulgar
 
wane
decrease in phase
 
wane
become smaller
 
warm
make warm or warmer
 
warm up
become more friendly or open
 
warm
get warm or warmer
 
wash
form by erosion
 
wash away
eliminate
 
wash out
deplete of strength or vitality
 
wash out
drain off the color in the course of laundering
 
wash out
lose color in the process of being washed
 
wash up
be carried somewhere by water or as if by water
 
wash
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
 
water
fill with tears
 
water down
thin by adding water to
 
water down
make less strong or intense
 
wave off
dismiss as insignificant
 
weaken
become weaker
 
weaken
lessen the strength of
 
weaponize
make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon
 
wear on
pass slowly (of time)
 
wear
deteriorate through use or stress
 
weather
change under the action or influence of the weather
 
weatherproof
make resistant to bad weather
 
weatherstrip
provide with weatherstripping
 
weed
clear of weeds
 
weld
unite closely or intimately
 
welt
put a welt on
 
wet
cause to become wet
 
white out
widen the interlinear spacing by inserting leads
 
white
turn white
 
whiteout
lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain
 
widen
become broader or wider or more extensive
 
widen
make wider
 
widow
cause to be without a spouse
 
wilt
lose strength
 
winterise
prepare for winter
 
work
arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
 
work in
add by mixing or blending on or attaching
 
work out
come up with
 
yellow
turn yellow
 
zero
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
 
zero
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)