As a noun anthimeria
is (rhetoric) the use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
As a verb verbify is
(nonstandard) to use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
anthimeria
English
Alternative forms
* antimeria
Noun
(
en noun)
(rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
References
* Corbett, Edward P. J., Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student . Oxford University Press, New York, 1971
verbify
English
Verb
(nonstandard) To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
(transitive, nonstandard, slang) To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun.
Synonyms
*verbalize, verbalise
