verbicide

ver·bi·cide

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vur-buh-sahyd]
- /ˈvɜr bəˌsaɪd/
- /vˈɜːbɪsˌaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vur-buh-sahyd]
- /ˈvɜr bəˌsaɪd/

Definitions of verbicide word

noun verbicide the willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word. 1
noun verbicide a person who willfully distorts the meaning of a word. 1
noun verbicide an act or instance of destroying a word 0

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Origin of verbicide

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < Latin verb(um) word + -i- + -cide

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Parts of speech for Verbicide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Verbicide

verbicide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

verbicide usage trend in Literature

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