VBCOMP YAML source
code: VBCOMP
xiao_number: B35
name: Verbs of comparison
definition: Verbs expressing comparison.
normalization: words
detection:
- source: xiao_2009
requires:
- usas
usas_code: A6
- source: usas
requires:
- lemma
- pos
cql: '[lemma={words} & pos="VB|VBD|VBG|VBN|VBP|VBZ"]'
words:
- about-face
- about-turn
- acclimatise
- acclimatised
- acclimatize
- acclimatized
- accustom
- accustomed
- agree
- agreeing
- alienate
- alienated
- alienating
- ape
- apes
- appose
- associate
- associated
- associates
- associating
- attune
- attunes
- backfire
- bifurcate
- bifurcated
- bifurcates
- bifurcating
- challenge
- challenged
- compare
- compares
- complies
- comply
- compromise
- concur
- concurring
- conflict
- conform
- contradict
- contradicting
- contrast
- contrasting
- converge
- converging
- copied
- correlate
- countenanced
- counter
- counter-balance
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- counterpoised
- counterweight
- customise
- customised
- customising
- customizing
- deviate
- deviating
- differ
- differed
- differentiate
- differentiated
- differentiates
- differentiating
- differing
- differs
- digress
- digressing
- disagree
- disagreeing
- disavow
- discriminate
- discriminating
- dissent
- distinguish
- diverge
- diverged
- diversify
- divide
- divided
- divides
- dividing
- duplicate
- duplicated
- emulate
- equal
- equalise
- equate
- even
- harmonise
- harmonising
- harmonize
- image
- imitate
- imitated
- isolate
- isolated
- isolating
- liken
- likened
- match
- matched
- mimic
- mimicked
- mirror
- mirrored
- mirroring
- mirrors
- norming
- object
- offset
- parallel
- paralleled
- partition
- partitioning
- range
- ranging
- re-adjust
- reconcile
- regularise
- regularised
- regularize
- regularized
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduced
- reproducing
- resemble
- segregate
- separate
- separating
- simulate
- simulating
- split
- splitting
- standardise
- standardised
- standardize
- stereotype
- subdivide
- subdivided
- subdivides
- symbolise
- symbolize
- synch
- synchronise
- tend
- tending
- tends
- twin
- unbalance
- unbalanced
- varied
- varies
- vary
- verge
sources:
- xiao_2009
- usas