Verbs Starting With I
Here's the list of all the 2133 Verbs Starting With I in the English Language.
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| in | More Definitions → |
| is | 1. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 2. be identical to; be someone or something More Definitions → |
| item | More Definitions → |
| index | 1. list in an index 2. provide with an index More Definitions → |
| image | 1. render visible, as by means of MRI 2. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind More Definitions → |
| include | 1. have as a part, be made up out of 2. consider as part of something More Definitions → |
| issue | 1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale 2. circulate or distribute or equip with More Definitions → |
| interest | 1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 2. be on the mind of More Definitions → |
| island | More Definitions → |
| included | More Definitions → |
| increase | 1. become bigger or greater in amount 2. make bigger or more More Definitions → |
| institute | 1. set up or lay the groundwork for 2. advance or set forth in court More Definitions → |
| inn | More Definitions → |
| improve | 1. to make better 2. get better More Definitions → |
| impact | 1. press or wedge together; pack together 2. have an effect upon More Definitions → |
| involved | More Definitions → |
| interface | More Definitions → |
| input | 1. enter (data or a program) into a computer More Definitions → |
| interested | More Definitions → |
| increased | More Definitions → |
| interesting | More Definitions → |
| ice | 1. decorate with frosting 2. cause to become ice or icy More Definitions → |
| initial | 1. mark with one's initials More Definitions → |
| install | 1. set up for use 2. put into an office or a position More Definitions → |
| informed | More Definitions → |
| integrated | More Definitions → |
| identify | 1. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something 2. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property More Definitions → |
| inch | 1. advance slowly, as if by inches More Definitions → |
| identified | 1. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something 2. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property More Definitions → |
| iron | 1. press and smooth with a heated iron More Definitions → |
| interview | 1. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting 2. discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation More Definitions → |
| installed | 1. set up for use 2. put into an office or a position More Definitions → |
| import | 1. bring in from abroad 2. transfer (electronic data) into a database or document More Definitions → |
| increasing | More Definitions → |
| improved | More Definitions → |
| influence | 1. have and exert influence or effect 2. shape or influence; give direction to More Definitions → |
| instance | 1. clarify by giving an example of More Definitions → |
| ink | 1. append one's signature to 2. mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink More Definitions → |
| indicate | 1. be a signal for or a symptom of 2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively More Definitions → |
| inventory | 1. make or include in an itemized record or report More Definitions → |
| implement | 1. apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design 2. ensure observance of laws and rules More Definitions → |
| insert | 1. put or introduce into something 2. place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing More Definitions → |
| instrument | 1. equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling 2. write an instrumental score for More Definitions → |
| implemented | More Definitions → |
| improving | More Definitions → |
| imagine | 1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case 2. expect, believe, or suppose More Definitions → |
| imaging | More Definitions → |
| incorporated | More Definitions → |
| investing | More Definitions → |
| inter | 1. place in a grave or tomb More Definitions → |
| ignore | 1. refuse to acknowledge 2. bar from attention or consideration More Definitions → |
| intermediate | 1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences More Definitions → |
| introduce | 1. cause to come to know personally 2. bring something new to an environment More Definitions → |
| induced | More Definitions → |
| invite | 1. increase the likelihood of 2. invite someone to one's house More Definitions → |
| involve | 1. connect closely and often incriminatingly 2. engage as a participant More Definitions → |
| installing | 1. set up for use 2. put into an office or a position More Definitions → |
| inform | 1. impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to 2. give character or essence to More Definitions → |
| inspired | More Definitions → |
| investigate | 1. investigate scientifically 2. conduct an inquiry or investigation of More Definitions → |
| invest | 1. make an investment 2. give qualities or abilities to More Definitions → |
| isle | More Definitions → |
| isolated | More Definitions → |
| imposed | More Definitions → |
| implied | 1. express or state indirectly 2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic More Definitions → |
| imported | More Definitions → |
| invalid | 1. force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen 2. injure permanently More Definitions → |
| injured | More Definitions → |
| infected | More Definitions → |
| interact | 1. act together or towards others or with others More Definitions → |
| ignored | More Definitions → |
| invoice | 1. send a bill to More Definitions → |
| integrate | 1. make into a whole or make part of a whole 2. open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups More Definitions → |
| incorporate | 1. make into a whole or make part of a whole 2. include or contain; have as a component More Definitions → |
| inherited | More Definitions → |
| incurred | 1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) More Definitions → |
| impressed | More Definitions → |
| intend | 1. have in mind as a purpose 2. design or destine More Definitions → |
| integrating | More Definitions → |
| inquire | 1. address a question to and expect an answer from 2. have a wish or desire to know something More Definitions → |
| idle | 1. run disconnected or idle 2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation More Definitions → |
| intimate | 1. give to understand 2. imply as a possibility More Definitions → |
| impaired | More Definitions → |
| interpreted | More Definitions → |
| impose | 1. compel to behave in a certain way 2. impose something unpleasant More Definitions → |
| interpret | 1. make sense of; assign a meaning to 2. give an interpretation or explanation to More Definitions → |
| insure | 1. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something 2. make certain of More Definitions → |
| investigating | More Definitions → |
| iris | More Definitions → |
| illustrate | 1. clarify by giving an example of 2. depict with an illustration More Definitions → |
| imprint | 1. establish or impress firmly in the mind 2. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure More Definitions → |
| imply | 1. express or state indirectly 2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic More Definitions → |
| initiate | 1. bring into being 2. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of More Definitions → |
| issuing | More Definitions → |
| interrupt | 1. make a break in 2. destroy the peace or tranquility of More Definitions → |
| intern | 1. deprive of freedom 2. work as an intern More Definitions → |
| interfere | 1. come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle 2. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force More Definitions → |
| inspire | 1. heighten or intensify 2. supply the inspiration for More Definitions → |
| inspiring | More Definitions → |
| inlet | More Definitions → |
| interchange | 1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items 2. give to, and receive from, one another More Definitions → |
| inspect | 1. look over carefully 2. come to see in an official or professional capacity More Definitions → |
| imp | More Definitions → |
| inverse | More Definitions → |
| impulse | More Definitions → |
| interpreting | More Definitions → |
| irons | More Definitions → |
| incense | 1. perfume especially with a censer 2. make furious More Definitions → |
| insist | 1. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge 2. beg persistently and urgently More Definitions → |
| induce | 1. cause to arise 2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner More Definitions → |
| importing | More Definitions → |
| inviting | More Definitions → |
| inbound | More Definitions → |
| inclined | More Definitions → |
| illuminated | More Definitions → |
| inconvenience | 1. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to More Definitions → |
| interrupted | More Definitions → |
| increment | More Definitions → |
| imposing | More Definitions → |
| implant | 1. fix or set securely or deeply 2. become attached to and embedded in the uterus More Definitions → |
| impacted | More Definitions → |
| invoke | 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic 2. cite as an authority; resort to More Definitions → |
| intriguing | More Definitions → |
| impress | 1. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 2. impress positively More Definitions → |
| isolate | 1. place or set apart 2. obtain in pure form More Definitions → |
| initialize | 1. assign an initial value to a computer program 2. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data More Definitions → |
| informing | More Definitions → |
| incur | 1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) More Definitions → |
| insult | 1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely More Definitions → |
| inhibit | 1. prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something 2. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of More Definitions → |
| interconnect | 1. be interwoven or interconnected 2. cause to be interconnected or interwoven More Definitions → |
| ire | More Definitions → |
| inverted | More Definitions → |
| infect | 1. communicate a disease to 2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism More Definitions → |
| instruct | 1. impart skills or knowledge to 2. give instructions or directions for some task More Definitions → |
| intervene | 1. get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force 2. be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events More Definitions → |
| intercept | 1. seize on its way 2. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information More Definitions → |
| indent | 1. set in from the margin 2. cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication More Definitions → |
| indulge | 1. give free rein to 2. yield (to); give satisfaction to More Definitions → |
| individualized | More Definitions → |
| imprisoned | More Definitions → |
| inhibited | More Definitions → |
| inferred | 1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction 2. draw from specific cases for more general cases More Definitions → |
| imperfect | More Definitions → |
| inherit | 1. obtain from someone after their death 2. receive from a predecessor More Definitions → |
| invade | 1. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation 2. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate More Definitions → |
| invent | 1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort 2. concoct something artificial or untrue More Definitions → |
| impending | More Definitions → |
| intrigue | 1. cause to be interested or curious 2. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner More Definitions → |
| intuit | 1. know or grasp by intuition or feeling More Definitions → |
| inducing | More Definitions → |
| inject | 1. give an injection to 2. to introduce (a new aspect or element) More Definitions → |
| irritating | More Definitions → |
| inset | 1. set or place in More Definitions → |
| inhabited | More Definitions → |
| interfering | More Definitions → |
| implicated | More Definitions → |
| indemnify | 1. secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for 2. make amends for; pay compensation for More Definitions → |
| infer | 1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction 2. draw from specific cases for more general cases More Definitions → |
| inscribed | More Definitions → |
| inflated | More Definitions → |
| invading | More Definitions → |
| interconnected | More Definitions → |
| impair | 1. make worse or less effective 2. make imperfect More Definitions → |
| interplay | More Definitions → |
| insulting | More Definitions → |
| intervening | More Definitions → |
| industrialized | More Definitions → |
| itch | 1. scrape or rub as if to relieve itching 2. have or perceive an itch More Definitions → |
| inlay | 1. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal More Definitions → |
| ignite | 1. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat 2. start to burn or burst into flames More Definitions → |
| illuminating | More Definitions → |
| infringe | 1. go against, as of rules and laws 2. advance beyond the usual limit More Definitions → |
| insisting | More Definitions → |
| intensified | 1. increase in extent or intensity 2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked More Definitions → |
| implanted | More Definitions → |
| incline | 1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined 2. bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well More Definitions → |
| illuminate | 1. introduce light into 2. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear More Definitions → |
| intimidating | More Definitions → |
| impede | 1. be a hindrance or obstacle to 2. block passage through More Definitions → |
| interlude | 1. perform an interlude More Definitions → |
| intoxicated | More Definitions → |
| impoverished | More Definitions → |
| interlock | 1. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively 2. hold in a locking position More Definitions → |
| inhabit | 1. be an inhabitant of or reside in 2. be present in More Definitions → |
| innovate | 1. bring something new to an environment More Definitions → |
| isolating | More Definitions → |
| irritated | More Definitions → |
| intersect | 1. meet at a point More Definitions → |
| intensify | 1. increase in extent or intensity 2. make more intense, stronger, or more marked More Definitions → |
| imitate | 1. reproduce someone's behavior or looks 2. appear like, as in behavior or appearance More Definitions → |
| invert | 1. make an inversion (in a musical composition) 2. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of More Definitions → |
| intimidated | More Definitions → |
| impart | 1. transmit (knowledge or skills) 2. bestow a quality on More Definitions → |
| improvised | More Definitions → |
| inquiring | More Definitions → |
| impeach | 1. challenge the honesty or veracity of 2. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office More Definitions → |
| interlocking | More Definitions → |
| inflict | 1. impose something unpleasant More Definitions → |
| invalidate | 1. declare invalid 2. make invalid for use More Definitions → |
| injure | 1. cause injuries or bodily harm to 2. hurt the feelings of More Definitions → |
| interrelated | More Definitions → |
| incurring | 1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) More Definitions → |
| indenture | 1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant More Definitions → |
| intimidate | 1. make timid or fearful 2. to compel or deter by or as if by threats More Definitions → |
| interwoven | 1. interlace by or as if by weaving More Definitions → |
| inflate | 1. exaggerate or make bigger 2. fill with gas or air More Definitions → |
| interlink | 1. be interwoven or interconnected 2. cause to be interconnected or interwoven More Definitions → |
| ignited | More Definitions → |
| inlaid | 1. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal More Definitions → |
| iterate | 1. to say, state, or perform again 2. run or be performed again More Definitions → |
| incarnate | 1. make concrete and real 2. represent in bodily form More Definitions → |
| intoxicating | More Definitions → |
| immerse | 1. thrust or throw into 2. devote (oneself) fully to More Definitions → |
| instill | 1. impart gradually 2. enter drop by drop More Definitions → |
| inflamed | More Definitions → |
| inhale | 1. draw deep into the lungs in by breathing 2. draw in (air) More Definitions → |
| infiltrate | 1. cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices 2. enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members More Definitions → |
| incite | 1. give an incentive for action 2. provoke or stir up More Definitions → |
| incapacitated | More Definitions → |
| intersecting | More Definitions → |
| inundated | More Definitions → |
| incase | 1. enclose in, or as if in, a case More Definitions → |
| invigorating | More Definitions → |
| instantiate | 1. represent by an instance 2. find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) More Definitions → |
| ionized | More Definitions → |
| intensifying | More Definitions → |
| immunized | More Definitions → |
| interlaced | More Definitions → |
| irritate | 1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2. excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame More Definitions → |
| idealized | More Definitions → |
| imprinting | More Definitions → |
| invalidated | More Definitions → |
| ingest | 1. serve oneself to, or consume regularly 2. take up mentally More Definitions → |
| idling | More Definitions → |
| indulging | More Definitions → |
| insulate | 1. protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material 2. place or set apart More Definitions → |
| industrialised | More Definitions → |
| imbued | More Definitions → |
| impeded | More Definitions → |
| impassioned | More Definitions → |
| ingrained | More Definitions → |
| itemize | 1. specify individually 2. place on a list of items More Definitions → |
| infuse | 1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions 2. fill, as with a certain quality More Definitions → |
| imagines | More Definitions → |
| innuendo | More Definitions → |
| imbedded | 1. fix or set securely or deeply More Definitions → |
| improvise | 1. perform without preparation 2. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand More Definitions → |
| indemnified | 1. secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for 2. make amends for; pay compensation for More Definitions → |
| implicate | 1. bring into intimate and incriminating connection 2. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result More Definitions → |
| impeding | More Definitions → |
| impersonate | 1. assume or act the character of 2. represent another person with comic intentions More Definitions → |
| intrude | 1. enter uninvited 2. enter unlawfully on someone's property More Definitions → |
| infirm | More Definitions → |
| inferring | 1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction 2. draw from specific cases for more general cases More Definitions → |
| interrogate | 1. transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication 2. pose a series of questions to More Definitions → |
| inheriting | More Definitions → |
| implode | 1. burst inward More Definitions → |
| incubate | 1. grow under conditions that promote development 2. sit on (eggs) More Definitions → |
| interred | 1. place in a grave or tomb More Definitions → |
| imparting | More Definitions → |
| ingot | More Definitions → |
| inbreeding | More Definitions → |
| incriminating | More Definitions → |
| instal | 1. set up for use 2. put into an office or a position More Definitions → |
| interpolate | 1. estimate the value of something based on known values 2. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby More Definitions → |
| inflected | More Definitions → |
| incised | More Definitions → |
| initialise | 1. assign an initial value to a computer program 2. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data More Definitions → |
| ironed | More Definitions → |
| infuriated | More Definitions → |
| incensed | More Definitions → |
| instilling | More Definitions → |
| indwelling | More Definitions → |
| implore | 1. call upon in supplication; entreat More Definitions → |
| irrigate | 1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams 2. supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting More Definitions → |
| introverted | More Definitions → |
| impound | 1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 2. place or shut up in a pound More Definitions → |
| impinge | 1. impinge or infringe upon 2. advance beyond the usual limit More Definitions → |
| infighting | More Definitions → |
| imprison | 1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail 2. confine as if in a prison More Definitions → |
| interlace | 1. spin, wind, or twist together 2. hold in a locking position More Definitions → |
| infix | 1. put or introduce into something 2. attach a morpheme into a stem word More Definitions → |
| infuriating | More Definitions → |
| internalize | 1. incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal More Definitions → |
| indentured | More Definitions → |
| instigate | 1. provoke or stir up 2. serve as the inciting cause of More Definitions → |
| indict | 1. accuse formally of a crime More Definitions → |
| impelled | 1. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate 2. cause to move forward with force More Definitions → |
| individualised | More Definitions → |
| infest | 1. invade in great numbers 2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host More Definitions → |
| intruding | More Definitions → |
| immigrate | 1. migrate to a new environment 2. introduce or send as immigrants More Definitions → |
| intermix | 1. combine into one More Definitions → |
| invigorate | 1. heighten or intensify 2. give life or energy to More Definitions → |
| inaugurate | 1. commence officially 2. open ceremoniously or dedicate formally More Definitions → |
| interleave | 1. provide (books) with blank leaves 2. intersperse the sectors on the concentric magnetic circular patterns written on a computer disk surface to guide the storing and recording of data More Definitions → |
| instar | More Definitions → |
| infatuated | More Definitions → |
| intercede | 1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences More Definitions → |
| invalidating | More Definitions → |
| intaglio | More Definitions → |
| inactivate | 1. release from military service or remove from the active list of military service 2. make inactive More Definitions → |
| institutionalize | 1. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution More Definitions → |
| inflame | 1. cause inflammation in 2. catch fire More Definitions → |
| introvert | 1. fold inwards 2. turn inside More Definitions → |
| irk | 1. irritate or vex More Definitions → |
| inure | 1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate More Definitions → |
| induct | 1. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position 2. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite More Definitions → |
| interlacing | More Definitions → |
| impute | 1. attribute or credit to 2. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source More Definitions → |
| inebriated | More Definitions → |
| immunize | 1. grant immunity from prosecution 2. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation More Definitions → |
| interweave | 1. interlace by or as if by weaving More Definitions → |
| imbue | 1. spread or diffuse through 2. fill, soak, or imbue totally More Definitions → |
| invigorated | More Definitions → |
| inculcate | 1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions More Definitions → |
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