Transitive Verbs with EF

Browse 230 verified English transitive verbs containing the letters EF, including Effect, Reference, Benefit, Effects, Define, Prefer and Brief. Filter these action words that take a direct object by word length below, or study direct object patterns and examples in our verb grammar guide.

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Starts with A
1 words
arefy
Starts with B23 words
benefit
brief
beef
befriend
befall
befit
befuddle
benefice
bottlefeed
befoul
befog
befool
beneficiate
beflower
beflag
befinger
befleck
befortune
beflea
befret
befringe
befoam
beflum
Starts with C5 words
chef
cleft
copyleft
calefy
casefy
Starts with D24 words
define
defeat
defend
default
defer
defy
deflate
deflect
defrost
debrief
defraud
defund
defile
deform
defuse
deface
defecate
defame
defray
deflower
defog
defragment
deforest
defrag
Starts with E15 words
effect
effects
eff
effeminate
efface
effectuate
effuse
effleurage
effeminize
electrorefine
effigurate
enkerchief
efforce
effray
effierce
Starts with F6 words
firefight
forefend
forefeel
fireflood
firefang
fefnicute
Starts with G
1 words
grief
Starts with H
2 words
heft
humefy
Starts with I
1 words
infeft
Starts with J
1 words
jeff
Starts with L
1 words
liquefy
Starts with M4 words
misdefine
misrefer
misreference
madefy
Starts with O
1 words
overrefine
Starts with P24 words
prefer
preface
prefix
prefab
predefine
prefigure
preflight
preform
preformatted
putrefy
prefetch
prefabricate
prefund
prefire
preformat
prefinance
prefade
prefile
prefocus
prefreeze
preformulate
prefigurate
prefrank
pinguefy
Starts with R24 words
reference
refer
refuse
reflect
reform
refund
refresh
refuge
refine
reef
redefine
reflex
ref
referee
refill
refute
refinancing
refocus
refinance
reframe
reflux
refurbish
refurb
reformat
Starts with S5 words
stupefy
sidefoot
superrefine
shameface
skef
Starts with T6 words
telefax
torrefy
tumefy
tepefy
torpefy
tabefy
Starts with W
1 words
wireframe

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