different between verbalize vs verbify

English

Alternative forms

• verbalise

Etymology

From French verbaliser.

Verb

verbalize (third-person singular simple present verbalizes, present participle verbalizing, simple past and past participle verbalized)

1. (transitive) To speak or to use words to express.

   Bill became tongue-tied and could not verbalize his thoughts in the presence of the girl he had a crush on.

2. (transitive, grammar) To adapt (a word of another part of speech) as a verb.

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

verbalize

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verbalizar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verbalizar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verbalizar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verbalizar

English

Etymology

verb +? -ify

Pronunciation

Verb

verbify (third-person singular simple present verbifies, present participle verbifying, simple past and past participle verbified)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
2. (transitive, nonstandard, slang) To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun.

Synonyms

• verbalize, verbalise

Derived terms

• verbification
• verbifier