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Verbification vs Verbify - What's the difference?

verbification | verbify | Derived terms |

Verbification is a derived term of verbify.


As a noun verbification

is the use of a noun as though it were a verb; conversion into a verb.

As a verb verbify is

(nonstandard) to use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.

verbification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the use of a noun as though it were a verb; conversion into a verb
  • *The verbification of the noun (verb) results in the word (verbify).

    • 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

    Derived terms

    *verbification English transitive verbs