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labile verb

noun

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  1. A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which…

    A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.

    • The verb 'break' is labile because it can be used both transitively: I broke the window, and intransitively: the window broke, and in either case the object undergoing the action of breakage is the window.

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