Verbs

paganise

verb

make pagan in character

paganize

verb

make pagan in character

palliate

verb

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

palpebrate

verb

wink or blink, especially repeatedly

palpitate

verb

beat rapidly

palter

verb

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or...

parallelize

verb

place parallel to one another

parboil

verb

cook (vegetables) briefly

parch

verb

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat

particularize

verb

be specific about

particularise

verb

be specific about

pasteurize

verb

heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

pasteurise

verb

heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

pauperise

verb

reduce to beggary

pauperize

verb

reduce to beggary

peculate

verb

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulent...

penalise

verb

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

peptize

verb

disperse in a medium into a colloidal state

perambulate

verb

walk with no particular goal

percuss

verb

strike or tap firmly

peregrinate

verb

travel around, through, or over, especially on foot

perfuse

verb

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

permute

verb

change the order or arrangement of

perorate

verb

conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation

perseverate

verb

psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the ori...

personalise

verb

make personal or more personal

petrify

verb

change into stone

pettifog

verb

argue over petty things

philosophise

verb

reason philosophically

phlebotomize

verb

draw blood

phlebotomise

verb

draw blood

phonate

verb

utter speech sounds

phosphoresce

verb

to exhibit phosphorescence

pillory

verb

expose to ridicule or public scorn

plagiarise

verb

take without referencing from someone else's writing or spee...

plash

verb

interlace the shoots of

plasticise

verb

make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

plasticize

verb

make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

platinize

verb

coat with metallic platinum

platitudinize

verb

utter platitudes

pleach

verb

form or weave into a braid or braids

plicate

verb

fold into pleats

pluralise

verb

mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural

poetize

verb

compose verses or put into verse

poleax

verb

fell with or as if with a poleax

poleaxe

verb

fell with or as if with a poleax

politick

verb

engage in political activities

politicise

verb

give a political character to

polychrome

verb

color with many colors; make polychrome

polymerize

verb

undergo polymerization