Verbs in english starting with P

• pretermit — Verb – English ～ leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
• prettify — Verb – English ～ make more beautiful
• prevail — Verb – English ～ be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
• prevail — Verb – English ～ continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
• prevail — Verb – English ～ prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
• prevail — Verb – English ～ be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
• prevail — Verb – English ～ use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
• prevaricate — Verb – English ～ be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
• prevent — Verb – English ～ stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
• prevent — Verb – English ～ keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
• preview — Verb – English ～ watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
• previse — Verb – English ～ warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"
• previse — Verb – English ～ realize beforehand
• prey — Verb – English ～ profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"
• prey — Verb – English ～ prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
• price — Verb – English ～ ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?"
• price — Verb – English ～ determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high"
• prick — Verb – English ～ raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
• prick — Verb – English ～ to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
• prick — Verb – English ～ stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

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