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Many verbs are formed from nouns and adjectives by adding en-, -en, -ize, etc to the endings of verbs.
| Nouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Nouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
| 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 | |
| Nouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
| 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 | |
| Nouns | Adjectives | Verbs |
| 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 |