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Noun
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A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.

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Rhyming Words
erb verb ferb gerb herb serb kerb acerb imberb superb adverb reverb diverb coverb potherb cowherb converb preverb proverb pro verb
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