VBEVAL Verbs of evaluation
Definition
Verbs expressing evaluation or judgement.
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
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
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