8-Letter Verbs Ending With E

Here's the list of all the 1199 8-Letter Verbs Ending With E in the English Language.

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complete
1. come or bring to a finish or an end
2. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
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purchase
1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
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practice
1. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
2. learn by repetition
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increase
1. become bigger or greater in amount
2. make bigger or more
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exchange
1. give to, and receive from, one another
2. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
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continue
1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity
2. continue talking
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mortgage
1. put up as security or collateral
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schedule
1. plan for an activity or event
2. make a schedule; plan the time and place for events
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medicine
1. treat medicinally, treat with medicine
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evidence
1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
2. provide evidence for
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favorite
1. To mark an item as a personal favorite on social media
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distance
1. keep at a distance
2. go far ahead of
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pressure
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. exert pressure on someone through threats
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graduate
1. receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; completion of a course or training
2. confer an academic degree upon
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exercise
1. put to use
2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
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separate
1. act as a barrier between; stand between
2. force, take, or pull apart
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sequence
1. arrange in a sequence
2. determine the order of constituents in
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negative
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
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instance
1. clarify by giving an example of
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describe
1. give a description of
2. to give an account or representation of in words
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indicate
1. be a signal for or a symptom of
2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
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estimate
1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
2. judge to be probable
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concrete
1. cover with cement
2. form into a solid mass; coalesce
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generate
1. produce, create
2. give or supply
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evaluate
1. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
2. form a critical opinion of
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navigate
1. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
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surprise
1. cause to be surprised
2. come upon or take unawares
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sentence
1. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
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decrease
1. decrease in size, extent, or range
2. make become smaller
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entrance
1. attract; cause to be enamored
2. put into a trance
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moderate
1. preside over
2. make less fast or intense
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announce
1. make known; make an announcement
2. announce publicly or officially
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struggle
1. make a strenuous or labored effort
2. to exert strenuous effort against opposition
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preserve
1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
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treasure
1. hold dear
2. be fond of; be attached to
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collapse
1. break down, literally or metaphorically
2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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nickname
1. give a nickname to
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disagree
1. be of different opinions
2. be different from one another
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organize
1. create (as an entity)
2. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
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advocate
1. push for something
2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of
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overcome
1. win a victory over
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
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minimize
1. make small or insignificant
2. represent as less significant or important
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premiere
1. be performed for the first time
2. perform a work for the first time
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headline
1. publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
2. provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
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retrieve
1. get or find back; recover the use of
2. go for and bring back
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conclude
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
2. bring to a close
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intimate
1. give to understand
2. imply as a possibility
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disclose
1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
2. reveal to view as by removing a cover
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maximize
1. make as big or large as possible
2. make the most of
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optimize
1. make optimal; get the most out of; use best
2. modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
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activate
1. put in motion or move to act
2. make active or more active
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initiate
1. bring into being
2. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
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critique
1. appraise critically
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pinnacle
1. surmount with a pinnacle
2. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
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leverage
1. supplement with leverage
2. provide with leverage
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convince
1. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
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delegate
1. transfer power to someone
2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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regulate
1. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
2. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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footnote
1. add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
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validate
1. declare or make legally valid
2. prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
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barbecue
1. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
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hesitate
1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
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misplace
1. place (something) where one cannot find it again
2. place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
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allocate
1. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
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override
1. rule against
2. prevail over
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comprise
1. be composed of
2. include or contain; have as a component
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subtitle
1. supply (a movie) with subtitles
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annotate
1. add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
2. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
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diagnose
1. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
2. subject to a medical analysis
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dominate
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. be in control
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fracture
1. violate or abuse
2. interrupt, break, or destroy
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massacre
1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
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assemble
1. create by putting components or members together
2. collect in one place
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converse
1. carry on a conversation
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perceive
1. to become aware of through the senses
2. become conscious of
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commence
1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
2. set in motion, cause to start
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automate
1. make automatic or control or operate automatically
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traverse
1. travel across or pass over
2. to cover or extend over an area or time period
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overdose
1. dose too heavily
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organise
1. bring order and organization to
2. create (as an entity)
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laminate
1. create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
2. press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
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throttle
1. place limits on (extent or amount or access)
2. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
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decorate
1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
2. be beautiful to look at
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simulate
1. reproduce someone's behavior or looks
2. create a representation or simulation of
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dynamite
1. blow up with dynamite
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nominate
1. propose as a candidate for some honor
2. put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
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persuade
1. win approval or support for
2. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
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tolerate
1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
2. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
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motivate
1. give an incentive for action
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mitigate
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
2. to temper
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scrabble
1. feel searchingly
2. write down quickly without much attention to detail
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practise
1. engage in a rehearsal (of)
2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
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resemble
1. appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
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recharge
1. load anew
2. charge anew
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relocate
1. become established in a new location
2. move or establish in a new location
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conserve
1. keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
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minimise
1. represent as less significant or important
2. make small or insignificant
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coincide
1. go with, fall together
2. happen simultaneously
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preclude
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
2. make impossible, especially beforehand
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disguise
1. make unrecognizable
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barbeque
1. cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
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renegade
1. break with established customs
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finalize
1. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
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sprinkle
1. distribute loosely
2. cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
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preamble
1. make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document
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maximise
1. make the most of
2. make as big or large as possible
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dissolve
1. grow less and less substantial until it disappears
2. cause to go into a solution
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converge
1. be adjacent or come together
2. approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit
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conceive
1. have the idea for
2. judge or regard; look upon; judge
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intrigue
1. cause to be interested or curious
2. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
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tailgate
1. follow at a dangerously close distance
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scramble
1. to move hurriedly
2. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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expedite
1. speed up the progress of; facilitate
2. process fast and efficiently
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mainline
1. inject into the vein
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peroxide
1. bleach with peroxide
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dateline
1. mark with a date and place
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redefine
1. give a new or different definition to
2. give a new or different definition of (a word)
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recreate
1. form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
2. give new life or energy to
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sabotage
1. destroy property or hinder normal operations
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dedicate
1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
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disgrace
1. bring shame or dishonor upon
2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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blockade
1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
2. render unsuitable for passage
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manicure
1. trim carefully and neatly
2. care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
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ordinate
1. appoint to a clerical posts
2. bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
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infringe
1. go against, as of rules and laws
2. advance beyond the usual limit
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postpone
1. hold back to a later time
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dispense
1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
2. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
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mobilize
1. make ready for action or use
2. call to arms; of military personnel
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escalade
1. climb up and over
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stampede
1. cause to run in panic
2. cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively
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populate
1. be an inhabitant of or reside in
2. fill with inhabitants
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applique
1. sew on as a decoration
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innovate
1. bring something new to an environment
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serenade
1. sing and play for somebody
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ridicule
1. subject to laughter or ridicule
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puncture
1. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
2. make by piercing
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evacuate
1. move out of an unsafe location into safety
2. remove content from
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snowshoe
1. travel on snowshoes
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sideline
1. remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position
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domicile
1. make one's home in a particular place or community
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optimise
1. make optimal; get the most out of; use best
2. modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
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memorize
1. commit to memory; learn by heart
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meditate
1. reflect deeply on a subject
2. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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reassure
1. give reassurance to; give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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marinade
1. soak in marinade
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pedicure
1. care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
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liberate
1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
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disperse
1. distribute loosely
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
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renovate
1. restore to a previous or better condition
2. make brighter and prettier
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desolate
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
2. reduce in population
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escalate
1. increase in extent or intensity
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overcame
1. win a victory over
2. get on top of; deal with successfully
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filigree
1. make filigree, as with a precious metal
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overtake
1. catch up with and possibly overtake
2. travel past
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displace
1. cause to move, usually with force or pressure
2. take the place of or have precedence over
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denounce
1. speak out against
2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
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energize
1. cause to be alert and energetic
2. raise to a higher energy level
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underlie
1. be or form the base for
2. lie underneath
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modulate
1. change the key of, in music
2. vary the pitch of one's speech
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jaundice
1. distort adversely
2. affect with, or as if with, jaundice
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renounce
1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
2. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
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resonate
1. sound with resonance
2. be received or understood
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legalize
1. make legal
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truncate
1. replace a corner by a plane
2. approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
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appraise
1. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
2. consider in a comprehensive way
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scribble
1. write down quickly without much attention to detail
2. write carelessly
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localize
1. identify the location or place of
2. concentrate on a particular place or spot
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irritate
1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
2. excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
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envisage
1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
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alienate
1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
2. transfer property or ownership
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insulate
1. protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
2. place or set apart
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disprove
1. prove to be false
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rehearse
1. engage in a rehearsal (of)
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tincture
1. fill, as with a certain quality
2. stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color
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seaplane
1. glide on the water in a hydroplane
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sublease
1. lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
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backfire
1. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
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obligate
1. force somebody to do something
2. commit in order to fulfill an obligation
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palisade
1. surround with a wall in order to fortify
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prolapse
1. slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
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digitize
1. put into digital form, as for use in a computer
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straddle
1. sit or stand astride of
2. range or extend over; occupy a certain area
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reprieve
1. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
2. relieve temporarily
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permeate
1. spread or diffuse through
2. pass through
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finalise
1. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
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boldface
1. print in boldface
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penalize
1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
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foregone
1. be earlier in time; go back further
2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
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mobilise
1. call to arms; of military personnel
2. get ready for war
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condense
1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
2. make more concise
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incubate
1. grow under conditions that promote development
2. sit on (eggs)
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strangle
1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
2. suppress in order to conceal or hide
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equalize
1. compensate; make the score equal
2. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
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conspire
1. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
2. act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
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construe
1. make sense of; assign a meaning to
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elongate
1. make long or longer by pulling and stretching
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coalesce
1. mix together different elements
2. fuse or cause to grow together
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dissuade
1. turn away from by persuasion
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saturate
1. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
2. infuse or fill completely
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emigrate
1. leave one's country of residence for a new one
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creosote
1. treat with creosote
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overrule
1. rule against
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overdone
1. do something to an excessive degree
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squeegee
1. wipe with a squeegee
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catalyze
1. change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
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disburse
1. expend, as from a fund
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rekindle
1. kindle anew, as of a fire
2. arouse again
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detonate
1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
2. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
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rephrase
1. express the same message in different words
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marinate
1. soak in marinade
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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
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litigate
1. engage in legal proceedings
2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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unicycle
1. ride a unicycle
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colonize
1. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
2. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
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belittle
1. cause to seem less serious; play down
2. express a negative opinion of
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memorise
1. commit to memory; learn by heart
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gangrene
1. undergo necrosis
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submerge
1. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
2. cover completely or make imperceptible
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excavate
1. recover through digging
2. find by digging in the ground
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dislodge
1. remove or force out from a position
2. change place or direction
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downsize
1. dismiss from work
2. design or manufacture in a smaller size
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sanitize
1. make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
2. make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
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tabulate
1. arrange or enter in tabular form
2. shape or cut with a flat surface
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julienne
1. cut into long thin strips
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coquette
1. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
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abrogate
1. revoke formally
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stockade
1. surround with a stockade in order to fortify
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protrude
1. extend out or project in space
2. bulge outward
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paralyze
1. make powerless and unable to function
2. cause to be paralyzed and immobile
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filtrate
1. remove by passing through a filter
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encircle
1. form or draw a circle around
2. bind with something round or circular
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abdicate
1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
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squabble
1. argue over petty things
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stargaze
1. observe the stars
2. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
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amortize
1. liquidate gradually
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monetize
1. give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
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immunize
1. grant immunity from prosecution
2. perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
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aspirate
1. remove by suction
2. pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
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ruminate
1. chew the cuds
2. reflect deeply on a subject
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energise
1. raise to a higher energy level
2. cause to be alert and energetic
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theorize
1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
2. construct a theory about
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decouple
1. disconnect or separate
2. regard as unconnected
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untangle
1. release from entanglement of difficulty
2. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
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8-Letter Verbs Ending With E