deverbalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈvɜːbəlaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
From de- + verbalize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make non-verbal; to strip of words.
Attempts to make first culture-free and then culture-fair tests have largely been efforts to deverbalize intelligence.
1976, Lauren B Resnick, The nature of intelligence:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deverbalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deverbalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deverbalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| deverbalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |