Verb

verb, n. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expre ing being, action, or the suffering of action. — Ver'bal, a. Expre ed in words; addre ed to the ear; spoken; oral; not written; consisting in, or relating to, words only; dealing with words rather than things; having word answering to word: literal. (Gram.) Derived directly from a verb. — Ver'balism, -izm, n. Something expre ed; verbally or orally. — Ver'balist, n. A literal adherrisk; ent to, or a minute critic of, words. — Ver'balize, v. t< [-ized (-izd), -izing.] To convert into a verb, make or verbal. — Ver'bally, adv. In a verbal manner; by to words spoken; orally; word for word. — Verbiage, to -bT-ej, 11. The use of many words without nece ity; superabundance of words; verbosity; wordine .— not Verbose', -bos', a. Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are nece ary; tedious Darby a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy.— Verbos'ity, -bSs'T-tT, n. Quality of being verbose; use of near more words than are nece ary; prolixity. — Verba'is tim, adv. Word for word; in the same words. in Verbena, ver-be'na, Ver'vain, -van, n. A plant of is many species, cultivated for the beauty of its flowers: the lemon verbena is a shrubby species of Aloysia, with fragrant leaves; the "oil of verbena" of the perfumers is obtained from lemon gra (Andropogon). — Verb era lion, n. Act of beating, or striking blows; impulse of a body, which causes sound. pert.