Action Verb List cont'd

Compare

To examine the character or qualities in order to discover resemblances or

differences.

Complete

To bring to an end; having all necessary parts.

Compute

To determine by mathematical means.

Connect

To join or fasten together.

Control

To manage with authority.

Cool

To cause to lose heat or warmth.

Correct

To alter or adjust to a required condition or standard.

Construct

To make or form by combining parts.

Decide

To come to a conclusion based on available information.

Decrease

To make less (as in size, number, or intensity).

Deenergize

To disconnect energy or voltage.

Depress

To press down.

Deselect

To stop a selected function.

Detect

To discover the existence or presence of something.

Determine

To decide or resolve conclusively.

Diagnose

To recognize or determine the nature or cause of a condition by consideration

of signs or symptoms.

Dilute

To make thinner, or diminish the strength of by admixture.

Direct

To assign activities to another person.

Disassemble

To take apart.

Disconnect

To sever or terminate a connection.

Display

To exhibit for visual evidence.

Dispose

To get rid of.

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