Many verbs are formed from nouns and adjectives by adding en-, -en, -ize, etc to the endings of verbs.
Nouns |
Adjectives |
Verbs |
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able |
enable |
actor |
|
act |
bath |
|
bathe |
beauty |
|
beautify |
|
broad |
broaden |
|
clean |
cleanse |
cloth |
|
clothe |
courage |
|
encourage |
|
dark |
darken |
|
deaf |
deafen |
deed |
|
do |
description |
|
describe |
division |
|
divide |
|
deep |
deepen |
|
equal |
equalize |
|
fast |
fasten |
|
fat |
fatten |
|
fertile |
fertilize |
food |
|
feed |
friend |
|
befriend |
|
full |
fill |
|
glad |
gladden |
government |
|
govern |
health |
|
heal |
joy |
|
enjoy |
knee |
|
kneel |
|
large |
enlarge |
|
less |
lessen |
|
light |
lighten |
|
long |
lengthen |
|
loose |
loosen |
loss |
|
lose |
obedience |
|
obey |
pleasure |
|
please |
product |
|
produce |
proof |
|
prove |
public |
|
publicize |
|
pure |
purify |
|
quick |
quicken |
|
rich |
enrich |
|
sad |
sadden |
|
safe |
save |
sale |
|
sell |
satisfaction |
|
satisfy |
|
sharp |
sharpen |
|
short |
shorten |
sight |
|
see |
slave |
|
enslave |
|
simple |
simplify |
|
smooth |
smoothen |
|
soft |
soften |
song |
|
sing |
spark |
|
sparkle |
speech |
|
speak |
|
strong |
strengthen |
success |
|
succeed |
|
sweet |
sweeten |
tale |
|
tell |
thought |
|
think |
|
tight |
tighten |
trial |
|
try |
unity |
|
unite |
|
wide |
widen |