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Verbs of political and social activities and events
A
abdicate
abet
abide by
abolish
abrogate
abstain
abuse
aby
abye
accede
accomplish
accredit
ace
achieve
acquit
act
act on
act superior
act up
act upon
action
address
adjourn
adjudicate
administer
administrate
admit
adopt
adorn
advance
advantage
adventure
affiliate
affranchise
aggrieve
agitate
aid
allow
allow in
ally
ally with
alternate
amerce
amuse
annul
antagonise
antagonize
anticipate
appeal
appear
apply
appoint
approach
arise
arraign
arrive
ascend
ask
ask out
ask over
ask round
assassinate
assault
assay
assemble
assert
assert oneself
assign
assist
associate
assort
assume
atone
attach
attain
attaint
attempt
attend
attend to
attitudinise
attitudinize
authorise
authorize
avail
average
avert
avoid
B
baby
baby-sit
babysit
back
back down
back off
back up
backdate
backfire
backlash
backslap
baffle
bail
bail out
bait
balk
Balkanise
Balkanize
ball up
ballot
ban
band oneself
band together
banish
bar
bar mitzvah
baronetise
baronetize
bastardise
bastardize
bat mitzvah
bate
baulk
be
be at pains
bear
beat
beaver
beaver away
becharm
befool
befriend
begin
beguile
behave
belabor
belabour
bell the cat
bench
benefact
betray
bilk
bind
bind over
blackball
blackjack
blackleg
blacklist
blackmail
blank
blindside
block
blockade
blow
bludgeon
blunder
bobble
bodge
bollix
bollix up
bollocks
bollocks up
bomb
bond
boob
book
boondoggle
boost
boot out
bootstrap
botch
botch up
bother
bottle up
bottleneck
bow out
boycott
brand
breach
break
break away
break in
break one's back
break up
break with
breathalyse
breathalyze
breeze through
brevet
bring down
bring home the bacon
bring off
bring oneself
bring through
bring to bear
bring up
brutalise
brutalize
buck
buckle down
bugger
build
bull
bull through
bullet vote
bumble
bump
bump off
bunco
bungle
bunk
burglarise
burglarize
burgle
burke
burn
bury
bust
busy
buttonhole
buy at
C
cage
cage in
call
call in
call off
call the shots
call the tune
call to order
campaign
can
cancel
canton
canvass
captain
care
carouse
carpenter
carry
carry off
carry on
carry through
carve up
cashier
cast
cast out
castigate
catch
catch it
catch up with
caucus
celebrate
censor
certify
chair
chairman
chance
charge
charm
charter
chase
chase after
cheat
cheat on
check
check out
chicken out
chisel
choke
choose up
chum up
circularise
circularize
civilise
civilize
clamor
classify
clean out
clear
clerk
close
close down
close up
clothe
club
co-educate
co-opt
co-sign
coact
cocker
coddle
coeducate
coerce
collaborate
collectivise
collectivize
colonise
colonize
color
colour
combine
come after
come before
come by
come close
come near
come of age
come through
come to
come to grips
command
commission
commit
compass
compel
compensate
compere
complete
comply
comport
con
condemn
condescend
condition
conduce
conduct
confederate
confine
confirm
conflict
conjoin
connect
connive
connive at
consecrate
consociate
consort
constitute
constrain
contain
contend
continue
contract
contract out
contravene
contribute
control
cook
cooperate
coordinate
cope
corner
coronate
correct
corrupt
cosign
cosset
counter
counteract
counterbalance
countercheck
countermine
countervail
couple
court
court-martial
covenant
cover
cox
cozen
crack
cradle
create
crib
criminalise
criminalize
cross
cross-file
cross-index
crown
crucify
crusade
crush
cuckold
culminate
cultivate
curb
cut
D
dabble
dally
dare
dash
date
daydream
deal
debar
debase
debauch
deceive
decertify
declare
declassify
decolonise
decolonize
decontrol
decorate
decoy
decriminalise
decriminalize
dedicate
defeat
defect
defend
defibrillate
deflect
defraud
defrock
deign
delegate
deliver
deliver the goods
delude
democratise
democratize
demonstrate
demoralise
demoralize
demote
denounce
depart
deport
depose
deprave
depute
deputise
deputize
deracinate
derecognise
derecognize
deregulate
derestrict
descend
desecrate
desegregate
desert
designate
detain
dethrone
devolve
dictate
diddle
dig
dignify
direct
disadvantage
disassociate
disbar
discharge
discipline
discommode
discriminate
disenfranchise
disfavor
disfavour
disfranchise
disgrace
dishonor
dishonour
disinter
disinvest
disjoint
dismiss
disobey
disoblige
disorganise
disorganize
dispatch
dispense
dispense with
displace
display
disport
dispose of
disrespect
dissent
dissever
dissociate
distress
distribute
district
disunite
divert
divest
divide
divorce
do
do by
do one's best
do the honors
do well by
do work
domiciliate
dominate
double cross
double-date
downsize
dragoon
draw
draw and quarter
draw rein
draw up
drive
drive around
drop
drop by
drop in
drop out
drop the ball
drudge
drum out
dub
dwarf
E
educate
effect
egotrip
elect
electioneer
electrocute
elevate
emancipate
embargo
embark
embarrass
emcee
empanel
employ
empower
enact
encourage
encroach
endeavor
endeavour
endorse
endow
endue
enforce
enfranchise
engage
ennoble
enrol
enroll
enslave
ensnare
enter
entertain
enthrone
entitle
entomb
entrap
entrench
escape
espouse
essay
establish
estrange
evade
exaggerate
examine
exchange
exclude
excommunicate
execute
exempt
exercise
exert
exhume
exile
expatriate
expedite
expel
experiment
expiate
exploit
extemporize
extradite
F
fag
fail
fake
fall
fall all over
fall back
fall flat
fall for
fall from grace
fall in
fall through
falsify
farm
farm out
favor
favour
featherbed
feed