deverbalize

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ verbalize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈvɜːbəlaɪz/

Verb

deverbalize (third-person singular simple present deverbalizes, present participle deverbalizing, simple past and past participle deverbalized)

1. (transitive) To make non-verbal; to strip of words.
   • 1976, Lauren B Resnick, The nature of intelligence:

     Attempts to make first culture-free and then culture-fair tests have largely been efforts to deverbalize intelligence.

Derived terms

• deverbalization