REFLEXIVE VERB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

'perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("reflexive verb" is a kind of...):

verb (a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence)

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