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Verb Suffixes - Spelling and Explanation

REF SUFFIX MEANING SPELLING EXAMPLES
WB11 -ate give the thing or quality mentioned to n + ate
adj = e - e + ate		 passion => passionate
active => activate
WB11 -en make something have a particular quality adj + en black => blacken
WB11 -ify make something have a particular quality adj + ify
n = e - e + ify
n = y - y + ify		 solid => solidify
note => notify
glory => glorify
WB11 -ize (1) make or make like, to become n = y - y + ize apology => apologize
WB11 -ize (2) bringing about a state or condition adj + ize legal => legalize
WB11 -ize (3) to place in n + ize hospital => hospitalize
WB24 - PET SECTION
WB24 - FCE SECTION
WB24 - ADVANCED VOCABULARY SECTION

n - noun | v - verb | adj - adjective

Example #1: n = cs - a noun that ends in cs

Example #2: v = pel - a verb that ends in pel

Example #3: politics => politician | n = cs - s + ian | 'politics' ends in cs, the s is dropped and replaced with the suffix ian.

Example #4: compel => compulsion | v = pel => pul + sion | 'compel' ends in pel, the pel is replaced with pul and the suffix sion is added.

Example #5: act => actor | v + or | add the suffix to the base form of the verb.