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abatement
x/x
Noun, Noun
aberration
xx/x
Noun
abide
x/
Verb
abject
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
abridgment
x/x
Noun
absorbing
x/x
Adjective
abstruse
x/
Adjective
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
accord
x/
Noun, Verb
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
accustom
x/x
Verb, Noun
acknowledgment
x/xx
Noun
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
acquire
x/x
Verb
acrid
/x
Adjective
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
actual
/xx
Adjective, Noun
adapt
x/
Verb, Adjective
adaptation
xx/x
Noun
add
/
Verb, Noun
adjust
x/
Verb
adjustment
x/x
Noun
adopt
x/
Verb
adorn
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
aggravate
/xx
Verb
alleviation
xxx/x
Noun
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
alteration
xx/x
Noun
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
alternation
/xxx
Noun
amalgamate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
amelioration
xxx/x
Noun
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
amendment
x/x
Noun
animate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
antique
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
arouse
x/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
ash
/
Noun, Verb
aspects
/x
Noun
assimilate
x/xx
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
automate
/xx
Verb
awaken
x/x
Verb
award
x/
Noun, Verb
barb
/
Noun, Verb
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
barter
/x
Noun, Verb
bear on
//
Phrase, Verb
beautify
/xx
Verb
become
x/
Verb
bestow
x/
Verb, Noun
birth
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
blind
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
blot out
//
Phrase, Verb
blunt
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
blur
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
branch out
//
Phrase, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
break into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
breakthrough
/x
Noun, Adjective
breakup
/x
Noun
brighten
/x
Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring out
//
Phrase, Verb
broaden
/x
Verb, Noun
byte
/
Noun
cambio
/xx
Noun
camp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cash in
/x
Phrase, Verb
catch
/
Verb, Noun
catch on
//
Phrase, Verb
categorial
xx/xx
Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
centralize
/xx
Verb
changeable
/xx
Adjective
changed
/
Adjective
changeover
/xx
Noun
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chip
/
Noun, Verb
chord
/
Noun, Verb
civil
/x
Adjective, Name
civilize
/xx
Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
cleanse
/
Verb, Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
clinker
/x
Noun, Verb
close
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
clothes
/
Noun
coin
/
Noun, Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
color
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
colour
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
come in
/x
Phrase, Verb
commercialize
x/xx
Verb
commute
x/
Noun, Verb
comparison
x/xx
Noun
compensate
/xx
Verb
complicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
conceivable
x/xx
Adjective
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
condense
x/
Verb, Adjective
conform
x/
Verb
construction
x/x
Noun
contaminate
x/xx
Verb
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contrary
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contrastive
x/x
Adjective
contribute
x/x
Verb
convenient
x/x
Adjective
conversion
x/x
Noun
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
cool
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
correction
x/x
Noun
corrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crackle
/x
Noun, Verb
crossing
/x
Noun, Adjective
crush
/
Verb, Noun
currency
/xx
Noun
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
darken
/x
Verb
dawn
/
Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
death
/
Noun
decay
x/
Noun, Verb
decease
x/
Noun, Verb
decentralize
x/xx
Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decorate
/xx
Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deepen
/x
Verb
definable
x/xx
Adjective
deflate
x/
Verb
deform
x/
Verb, Adjective
deformation
xx/x
Noun
democratize
x/xx
Verb
demonize
/xx
Verb
demotion
x/x
Noun
denoting
x/x
Verb
depart
x/
Verb, Noun
departure
x/x
Noun
dependence
x/x
Noun
deployment
x/x
Noun
depress
x/
Verb
derivational
xx/xx
Adjective
destabilize
x/xx
Verb
detachment
x/x
Noun
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
determinate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
devalue
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
deviation
xx/x
Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
differ
/x
Verb, Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
different
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
digitize
/xx
Verb
dim
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
diminution
xx/x
Noun
direction
x/x
Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disarray
xx/
Noun, Verb
discontinuity
xxx/xx
Noun
disorder
x/x
Noun, Verb
disqualify
x/xx
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb, Adjective
dissimilarity
xxx/xx
Noun
distil
x/
Verb
distill
x/
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb, Noun
divergence
x/x
Noun
diversification
xxxx/x
Noun
divide
x/
Verb, Noun
dizzy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
doctor
/x
Noun, Verb
dollar
/x
Noun
dope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
drams
/
Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dress
/
Noun, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dry
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
dry out
//
Phrase, Verb
dull
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
easiest
/xx
Adjective
easing
/x
Noun
edit
/x
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
elaborate
x/x
Adjective, Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
embellish
x/x
Verb
emic
/x
Adjective
emphasize
/xx
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
energize
/xx
Verb
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
even out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
evolution
xx/x
Noun
evolve
x/
Verb
exacerbate
x/xx
Verb
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
excite
x/
Verb
experience
x/xx
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
fall for
//
Phrase, Verb
fall in
/x
Phrase, Verb
familiarise
x/xx
Verb
familiarize
x/xx
Verb
fast
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
fasten
/x
Verb
felt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
felt up
//
Phrase, Verb
fertilize
/xx
Verb
fill
/
Verb, Noun
fill in
/x
Phrase, Verb
fix
/
Verb, Noun
flatten
/x
Verb
fluctuate
/xx
Verb
flux
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fold
/
Noun, Verb
fold up
//
Phrase, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
format
/x
Noun, Verb
fortify
/xx
Verb
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
founder
/x
Noun, Verb
freshen
/x
Verb
freshen up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
frowning
/x
Noun
full
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
gap
/
Noun, Verb
gear up
//
Phrase, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get dressed
//
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
give way
//
Phrase, Verb
glass
/
Noun, Verb
glaze
/
Noun, Verb
glorify
/xx
Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
grace
/
Noun, Verb
gradient
/xx
Noun, Adjective
grammar
/x
Noun, Verb
grammaticality
x/x/xx
Noun
grand
/
Noun, Adjective
grime
/
Noun, Verb
grow
/
Verb, Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
harden
/x
Verb, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
harmonious
x/xx
Adjective
harmonize
/xx
Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
hide
/
Verb, Noun
honeycomb
/xx
Noun, Verb
however
x/x
Adverb
hue
/
Noun
humanize
/xx
Verb
humble
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
hush
/
Noun, Verb
hydrolyze
/xx
Verb
ideal
x/
Adjective, Noun
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impairment
x/x
Noun
impart
x/
Verb
improve
x/
Verb
improvement
x/x
Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
incapacitate
xx/xx
Verb
increase
x/
Noun, Verb
index
/x
Noun, Verb
individualize
xx/xxx
Verb
inflate
x/
Verb
inflectional
x/xx
Adjective
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
inform
x/
Verb, Adjective
innings
/x
Noun
innovation
xx/x
Noun
insulate
/xx
Verb
interchange
xx/
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
intonational
xx/xx
Adjective
introvert
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
invalidate
x/xx
Verb
invert
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
jewish
/x
Adjective, Name
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
lace
/
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
launder
/x
Verb, Noun
leap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
lend
/
Verb, Noun
lessen
/x
Verb
let out
//
Phrase, Verb
lexical
/xx
Adjective
liberalize
/xxx
Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
lighten
/x
Verb
lighten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
linguistic
x/x
Adjective
list
/
Noun, Verb
logical
/xx
Adjective
loosen
/x
Verb
lower
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
mark
/
Noun, Verb
market
/x
Noun, Verb
mat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
merge
/
Verb, Noun
metamorphosis
xx/xx
Noun
mildew
/x
Noun, Verb
mince
/
Verb, Noun
mingle
/x
Verb, Noun
mint
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
mix
/
Noun, Verb
moderate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
modernize
/xx
Verb
modification
xxx/x
Noun
modified
/xx
Adjective, Noun
modulate
/xx
Verb
mold
/
Noun, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
morphological
xx/xx
Adjective
motion
/x
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
movement
/x
Noun
muddy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
mutate
/x
Verb
mutation
x/x
Noun
narrow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
nativity
x/xx
Noun
naturalize
/xxx
Verb
neutralize
/xx
Verb
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
nick
/
Name, Verb
normalize
/xx
Verb
nos
x
Noun, Adjective
novelty
/xx
Noun, Adjective
obfuscate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
oblique
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
obscure
x/
Adjective, Verb
occult
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
orderly
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
orient
/xx
Name, Verb, Adjective
ornament
/xx
Noun, Verb
overhaul
/xx
Noun, Verb
override
/xx
Verb, Noun
overturn
/xx
Verb, Noun
oxidize
/xx
Verb
pall
/
Noun, Verb
parallel
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
passe
x/
Adjective, Verb
pattern
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
personalize
/xxx
Verb
pervert
/x
Noun, Verb
phonological
xx/xx
Adjective
play
/
Verb, Noun
poison
/x
Noun, Verb
polarize
/xx
Verb
prepare
x/
Verb, Noun
preset
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
prim
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
process
/x
Noun, Verb
procurement
x/x
Noun
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
profane
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
profile
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
progression
x/x
Noun
promotion
x/x
Noun
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
prosodic
x/x
Adjective
prostrate
/x
Adjective, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
raid
/
Noun, Verb
raise
/
Verb, Noun
ransom
/x
Noun, Verb
readjustment
xx/x
Noun
ready
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
rearrange
xx/
Verb
reassignment
xx/x
Noun
recombine
xx/
Verb
reconfigure
xx/x
Verb
reconstruct
xx/
Verb
rectification
xxx/x
Noun
redeem
x/
Verb
redesign
xx/
Noun, Verb
redo
x/
Verb, Noun
redress
x/
Noun, Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
reduction
x/x
Noun
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
refine
x/
Verb
reform
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
refresh
x/
Verb, Noun
regenerate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
regress
/x
Noun, Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
relief
x/
Noun, Adjective
relocate
x/x
Verb
relocation
x//x
Noun
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
remedy
/xx
Noun, Verb
remodel
x/x
Verb, Noun
rename
x/
Verb, Noun
renew
x/
Verb, Noun
renewal
x/x
Noun
reorient
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
reorientation
x/xx/x
Noun
replace
x/
Verb
replacement
x/x
Noun
reshape
x/
Verb
reshaping
x/x
Noun
reshuffle
x/x
Noun, Verb
resize
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
restore
x/
Verb, Noun
restructuring
x/xx
Noun
resume
x/
Verb, Noun
retard
x/
Verb, Noun
reticulate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
retrogression
/x/x
Noun
return
x/
Noun, Verb
revamp
x/
Verb, Noun
reversal
x/x
Noun, Adjective
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
review
x/
Noun, Verb
revise
x/
Verb, Noun
revision
x/x
Noun, Verb
revolution
xx/x
Noun
revolutionize
xx/xx
Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rise
/
Noun, Verb
romanticize
x/xx
Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
round off
//
Phrase, Verb
round out
//
Phrase, Verb
rouse
/
Verb, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
same
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
sanitize
/xx
Verb
saturate
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
sauce
/
Noun, Verb
scintillation
/x/x
Noun
scramble
/x
Noun, Verb
selector
x/x
Noun
semantic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
semantical
x/xx
Adjective
sensitize
/xx
Verb
separate
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
separation
xx/x
Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
set aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set off
//
Phrase, Verb
set up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
shake
/
Verb, Noun
shallow
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
shape
/
Noun, Verb
sharpen
/x
Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shimmer
/x
Noun, Verb
shoal
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
shorten
/x
Verb, Noun
sift
/
Verb, Noun
simplification
xxx/x
Noun
sober
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
socialize
/xx
Verb
soften
/x
Verb
soil
/
Noun, Verb
sop
/
Noun, Verb
sparkling
/x
Adjective, Noun
specialize
/xx
Verb
spice
/
Noun, Verb
spike
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sputter
/x
Noun, Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
stain
/
Noun, Verb
stand in
/x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
stay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
step
/
Noun, Verb
stiffen
/x
Verb
straighten
/x
Verb
straighten out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stress
/
Noun, Verb
string
/
Noun, Verb
sub
/
Noun, Verb
subdue
x/
Verb
sublimate
x/x
Verb, Noun
substitute
/xx
Noun, Verb
substitution
xx/x
Noun
suitable
/xx
Adjective
surf
/
Noun, Verb
surprise
x/
Noun, Verb
suspend
x/
Verb
swap
/
Noun, Verb
sweeten
/x
Verb, Noun
swing
/
Noun, Verb
switch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
synchronize
/xx
Verb
syntactic
//x
Adjective
syntactical
//xx
Adjective
syntagmatic
/x/x
Adjective
systematic
xx/x
Adjective, Adverb
take
/
Verb, Noun
take in
/x
Phrase, Verb
take on
//
Phrase, Verb
take up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
tame
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
tamper
/x
Verb, Noun
temper
/x
Noun, Verb
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
tense
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
think
/
Verb, Noun
tighten
/x
Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tine
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
toggle
/x
Noun, Verb
touch
/
Noun, Verb
touch on
//
Phrase, Verb
trade
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trade in
/x
Phrase, Verb
transfer
x/
Noun, Verb
transform
x/
Verb, Noun
transformation
xx/x
Noun
transition
x/x
Noun, Verb
translate
x/
Verb, Noun
transmission
x/x
Noun
transmutation
xx/x
Noun
transmute
xx
Verb
transpire
x/x
Verb
transpose
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trend
/
Noun, Verb
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn around
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
turn on
//
Phrase, Verb
turn upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
turnaround
/xx
Noun
turnover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
tweaks
/
Noun, Verb
twinkle
/x
Noun, Verb
unchanged
x/
Adjective
undo
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
unfit
x/
Adjective, Verb
ungrammatical
xx/xx
Adjective
unify
/xx
Verb
unite
/x
Verb, Noun
updating
x/x
Noun
upheaval
x/x
Noun
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
validate
/xx
Verb
variability
xxx/xx
Noun
variance
/xx
Noun
variation
xx/x
Noun
varied
/x
Adjective
variety
x/xx
Noun
vitiate
/xx
Verb
void
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
wake up
//
Phrase, Verb
waken
/x
Verb
warm
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
warm up
//
Phrase, Verb
weathering
/xx
Noun
wet
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
widen
/x
Verb, Noun
worsen
/x
Verb
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yield
/
Noun, Verb
zest
/
Noun, Verb