9 3 adjective
adj
adjective satellite
• showing possibility of achievement or excellence
Example sentence • She had a promising career ahead of her.
12 5 verb, noun
v, n
verb
• place into or assign to a category
Example sentence • The categorising of books in the library is done alphabetically.
10 3 verb
v
Example sentence • She was chastising her son for breaking the vase.
12 4 verb
v
verb
• cut the skin over the clitoris
Example sentence • The doctor is circumcising the newborn baby.
10 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
verb
• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Example sentence • Expeditions to foreign lands have often been seen as an act of civilising the uncivilized.
10 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
verb
• settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
Example sentence • The colonising nation established settlements in the newly discovered land.
10 3 verb
v
Example sentence • The book is comprising several chapters.
11 4 verb
v
verb
• find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Example sentence • She was constantly criticising her colleague's work.
10 4 verb
v
verb
• To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.
Example sentence • The engineers are canalising the river to prevent flooding.
10 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
verb
• To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
Example sentence • The Catholic Church is canonising the martyr saints on All Saints' Day.
12 5 verb, noun, adjective
v, n, adj
verb
• supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
Example sentence • She did a great job at capitalising on her opponent's mistakes.
12 5 verb
v
verb
• To convert (sugar) into caramel.
Example sentence • She was caramelising the sugar to make a caramel sauce.
11 4 verb, noun
v, n
verb
• To treat or react with carbon
Example sentence • The carburising process involves heating the metal in a carbon-rich environment.
11 4 verb
v
verb
• To have an industry become controlled by a cartel.
Example sentence • The government accused several major banks of cartelising to manipulate interest rates.
11 4 verb, noun
v, n
verb
• give religious instructions to
Example sentence • The catechising of the new converts took place every Sunday.
9 3 verb
v
verb
• To know, perceive, or become aware of.
Example sentence • I am cognising the situation and trying to find a solution.
11 4 verb, adverb
v, adv
verb
• To make something the property of a community.
10 4 verb
v
verb
• To cause a pidgin language rapidly expanding in vocabulary and grammatical rules to become ultimately a creole.
Example sentence • The blending of cultures is an important part of creolising a society.
9 3 verb, noun
v, n
noun
• a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
verb
• cut a hole for a tenon in
Example sentence • The mortising process requires the use of a specialized tool called a mortiser.
10 4 verb
v
verb
• To speak through the nose.
Example sentence • She has a habit of nasalising her speech.
10 3 verb
v
verb
• To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.
Example sentence • She spent the afternoon trellising the tomato plants in the garden.
11 5 verb
v
verb
• view the outline of by means of an X-ray
Example sentence • He has difficulty visualising abstract concepts.
11 4 verb
v
verb
• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Example sentence • The surgeon is cauterising the wound to stop the bleeding.
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Example sentence • I love waking up early to witness the agrising of the sun.
10 4
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10 4 verb
v
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Example sentence • He was annalising the financial statements to determine the company's profitability.
7 3 adjective
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12 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
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Example sentence • The police caught the two suspects burglarising the jewelry store.
12 4
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10 4 verb, adverb
v, adv
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Example sentence • I am calorising the metal to increase its strength.
11 4 verb
v
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Example sentence • The company is cantonising its operations to better serve its customers in the region.
10 4 verb
v
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11 4 verb
v
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Example sentence • The journalist did a great job in capsulising the key details of the story.
11 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
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Example sentence • The chemist is carbolising the wood to preserve it.
11 4 verb, adjective
v, adj
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Example sentence • The carbonising process creates a layer of carbon on the surface of the metal.
11 4 verb
v
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Example sentence • The author is known for carnalising his characters' desires in his novels.
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