Appendix:Englis h ergative verbs

abort accelerate acclimatize acculturate acidify activate align asphyxiate attach awaken

combine compile connect contort cook corrode count crack crash crumble crumple crystallize

empty end entwine erase erode escalate expand exsanguinate

back back up bake beam up bend blacken bleed blow up blue boast boil bounce break break down brighten broaden bruise burn burst bust

dampen darken deactivate deaden decelerate decrease deepen deflate deform dent deploy deprotonate derail detonate

dilate D cont.

calm down change char cheer up choke clink clog close collapse

dim distill distort dock download drag drain drill drive drop drown dry duplicate

factor fail fall fast backward fast forward fasten fatten fill fill up fire flash flatten flip float flood flunk flush fly fold fracture freeze freshen fry

gather glide graduate grieve grow

eat eject

halt halve hang harden harmonize

hasten heal honk hurt hush

ignite improve increase inflame inflate

madden make to march meet with melt mend merge mix moisten move

quicken quiet quieten

ionize J

jam

open orientate overcook oversteer overtire overtrain overwork

land launch lean lengthen lessen lighten line up liquify lock loosen lower

park pass pillarize play please plunge pop pull over

radiate raise ramp up rattle reboot recycle redden regrow rejuvenate reload relocate rest resuscitate reverse revert revive rewind ripen roast rock roll rotate rouse run rupture rush