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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
A
abort
acquire
act
act as
act involuntarily
act reflexively
administer
aestivate
affect
aid
ail
alleviate
alter
anaesthetise
anaesthetize
ancylose
anele
anesthetise
anesthetize
animate
ankylose
anoint
antic
antisepticize
apparel
arise
arouse
arrange
aspirate
assuage
assume
atrophy
attack
attire
autoclave
awake
awaken
B
bandage
bang up
barber
barf
bat
bathe
bawl
be active
be sick
be well
beam
bear
beat
bed
bed down
bedizen
beget
behave
belch
bellylaugh
bend over backwards
bind
birth
black out
blanch
bleed
blench
blink
blink away
blow
blub
blubber
blush
bluster
bob
bonnet
boot
brace
bray
break
break down
break up
break wind
breathe
breathe in
breathe out
breed
bring around
bring back
bring forth
bring round
bring to
bring up
bronze
brood
bubble
bundle
bundle up
bungle
bunk down
burn
burp
C
ca-ca
cachinnate
cackle
calk
call
calm
calve
canker
caponise
caponize
care for
carry
carry to term
cast
castrate
cat
catch
catch a wink
catch cold
catch some Z's
cathect
catnap
cause to sleep
chlorinate
chloroform
choke
chortle
chuck
chuckle
chuff
clap
clean
clean up
cleanse
clear the throat
clothe
clown
clown around
coat
cocainise
cocainize
coif
coiffe
coiffure
collapse
comb
comb out
come alive
come down
come to
comfort
conceive
concuss
condition
conk
conk out
constipate
contract
convalesce
convulse
correct
corset
costume
cough
cough out
cough up
cover
crack up
cramp
crane
crap
crash
crawl in
crick
crimson
cripple
cross-dress
cross-fertilise
cross-fertilize
cross-pollinate
cry
cub
cup
cure
curry
cut
D
dandify
de-energise
de-energize
deck out
deck up
decompress
defecate
defeminise
defeminize
degenerate
deliver
demasculinise
demasculinize
depilate
desex
desexualise
desexualize
desquamate
deteriorate
detox
detoxify
develop
devolve
didder
digitalize
dimple
disable
disagree with
discase
discharge
disentangle
disgorge
disinfect
dispense
disrobe
distil
distill
dizen
do
do up
doctor
doll up
don
dope
dope off
dope up
dose
doss
doss down
douche
doze
doze off
draw
dress
dress down
dress up
dribble
drift off
drivel
drool
drop
drop like flies
drop off
drowse
drowse off
drug
dung
E
ease
egest
ejaculate
eject
eliminate
emanate
emasculate
embrocate
emit
empty
enclothe
energise
energize
engender
enrobe
entrance
epilate
eruct
estivate
etherise
etherize
etiolate
evacuate
excrete
excruciate
exercise
exhale
exhaust
expect
expectorate
expel
expire
express joy
express mirth
exsert
extend
extravasate
exudate
exude
exuviate
F
face-lift
fade
fag
fag out
faint
fall asleep
fall back
fall over
fall over backwards
fancy up
farrow
fart
father
fatigue
fawn
feather
fecundate
feel
feel like a million
feel like a million dollars
fertilise
fertilize
fester
fibrillate
fig out
fig up
fill out
fit out
fix
flake out
fledge
fleer
flesh out
floss
flow
fluff
flush
flutter
foal
foment
force out
fracture
frazzle
freeze
freshen
freshen up
frock
froth
frown
fructify
fume
G
gag
gain
gain vigor
galvanise
galvanize
gangrene
garb
gargle
garment
gasp
gauffer
gel
geld
generalise
generalize
generate
gestate
get
get dressed
get into
get up
giggle
give
give birth
give forth
glam up
glare
glower
gnash
go over
go to bed
go to sleep
goffer
gown
granulate
grimace
grin
groom
grow
guffaw
gum
gussy up
H
habilitate
habit
hack
hamstring
handicap
harm
hat
hatch
have
have a bun in the oven
have on
have young
hawk
heal
heave
help
hemorrhage
hibernate
hiccough
hiccup
highlight
hit the hay
hit the sack
hock
hold
hold out
hole up
honk
howl
huff
hurt
hyperextend
hypertrophy
hyperventilate
hypnotise
hypnotize
I
immunise
immunize
impregnate
incapacitate
incubate
indispose
infect
inflame
infuse
inhale
inject
injure
inoculate
inseminate
inspire
insufflate
intoxicate
inunct
invalid
invigorate
iodise
iodize
irrigate
irritate
J
jacket
jade
jaundice
jerk
jest
joke
K
keep down
keep up
kip
kip down
kitten
knock up
L
labor
labour
lamb
lame
languish
lapse
lather
laugh
laugh loudly
laugh softly
lave
leaf
leech
lie in
lift
ligate
limber
limber up
lipstick
litter
log Z's
look
loosen up
lour
lower
M
maim
make
make a face
make as if
make relaxed
make up
make water
manicure
manipulate
mar
marcel
martyr
martyrise
martyrize
massage
maturate
mature
medicate
medicine
melt off
menace
menstruate
mesmerise
mesmerize
metastasise
metastasize
mewl
micturate
miscarry
molt
mop
mortify
mother
moult
mousse
move
move involuntarily
move reflexively
mow
multiply
mutilate
N
nap
narcotise
narcotize
neaten
necrose
neuter
nick
nictate
nictitate
nod
nod off
nurse
O
o.d.
obstipate
oil
ooze
ooze out
operate
operate on
optimise
optimize
outwear
overclothe
overdose
overdress
overfatigue
oversleep
overstretch
overtire
overweary
ovulate
P
pack
pack on
pain
pale
pall
palliate
palpebrate
pant
pass
pass off
pass out
pass water
pedicure
pee
pee-pee
peel
peel off
percolate
perfume
perk
perk up
perm
perspire
peter out
phlebotomise
phlebotomize
pick up
piddle
piffle
pig
piss
plaster
play
plume
pod
poison
pollenate
pollinate
pomade
pompadour
poop out
poultice
pout
powder
practice bundling
prang up