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reflexive verb

DEFINITIONS OF: reflexive verb

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n a verb whose agent performs an action that is directed at the agent

“the sentence `he washed' has a reflexive verb”
“`perjure' is a reflexive verb because you cannot perjure anyone but yourself”
Type of:
verb
a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
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