reflexive verb | Amarkosh

Meaning of word reflexive verb from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent.

Example : The sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb.
`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself.

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An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

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Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

socialism (noun)
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.

agonizing (adjective)
Extremely painful.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

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Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

somebody (noun)
A human being.

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The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.

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A native or inhabitant of Nepal.