Definition of verbal

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Verbal (a.) Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation..

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Verbally :: Verbally (adv.) Word for word; verbatim.
Verbalize :: Verbalize (v. t.) To convert into a verb; to verbify.
Overweigh :: Overweigh (v. t.) To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.
Dispute :: Dispute (v. i.) Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
Report :: Report (v. t.) An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like..
Letter :: Letter (n.) Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
Verbalize :: Verbalize (v. i.) To be verbose.
Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally..
Verbalization :: Verbalization (n.) The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized..
Tirralirra :: Tirralirra (n.) A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a lark or a horn..
Metaphrase :: Metaphrase (n.) A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase..
Verbalism :: Verbalism (n.) Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
Verbal :: Verbal (a.) Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation..
Radical :: Radical (a.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form..
Supinity :: Supine (n.) A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine..
Diagram :: Diagram (n.) Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one..
Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice..
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..
Verify :: Verify (v. t.) To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.
Un- :: Un- () An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in uncoil, undo, unfold. (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-
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