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Ergative verb Uncommon

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Noun
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An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.

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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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