Meanings
nounverbicide (countable and uncountable, plural verbicides)
plural verbicides
- countableuncountableThe destruction or elimination of a word.
- countableuncountableOne who destroys or eliminates a word.
Origin
From Latin verbum (“word”) + -icide.
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APA
verbicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbicide
MLA
“verbicide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbicide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verbicide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbicide.
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