VBEVAL Verbs of evaluation

Definition

Verbs expressing evaluation or judgement.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: A5

usas

cql[lemma={words} & pos="VB|VBD|VBG|VBN|VBP|VBZ"]
Word list (170 items)
ace advantage aggravate alleviate alleviated alleviating ameliorate appraise authenticate authenticated backslide backsliding bastardised beguile belie better bettered bettering bluff blunder boo-boo boob botch burnish capitalise capitalised capitalising capitalize concoct copies copy correct counterfeit counterfeited counterfeiting counterfeits deceive deceived deceives deceiving degenerate delude deteriorate detract detracts disadvantage disprove disproved distort doom double-marked downgrade downgraded enhance enrich err erred evaluate evaluated evaluating exacerbate exacerbates excel excelled fabricate fabricating fake falsify fantasising feign feigned fibs forge forged grade graded grading hoodwink idealise idealised idealize idealized improve kidding lie lied lies masquerade mend mending misconceived mislead misled misrepresent misrepresented misrepresenting miss missed mistake mistaken mistaking mitigate mitigated model modeling modelled o.K. o.k ok okay operationalize optimise optimize optimizing out-stripping outdo outdone outperform outshine outstrip outstripped perfect plagiarise plagiarising plagiarize plagiarizing posture pretend privilege progress progresses prove proven purport rank ranking ranks rate rectified rectifies rectify redeem redress renovate repair repairing revitalise reward rewarded rewarding right sham shamming sour stigmatise stigmatised substantiate surpass surpassed surpasses underperform underperforming undersell unfeign unfeigned upgrading uplift verify worsen worsened

Requires: lemma, pos

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
  • usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System