verbify

Meaning

1. To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
2. To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English verb Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English verbify From verb + -ify.

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