English Explanatory Dictionary

labile verb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

labile verb labile verbs

Synonyms

ergative verb

Related words

intradirective verb causative middle voice
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