Transitive Verbs Ending in VE and Containing RV

This list gathers 31 English transitive verbs ending in VE and containing RV, such as Serve, Survive, Deserve, Observe, Reserve, Curve and Preserve. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our verb grammar guide to study direct object patterns and examples.

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Starts with C
4 words
curve
carve
conserve
cryopreserve
Starts with D
4 words
deserve
disserve
decurve
derve
Starts with E
2 words
enerve
ennerve
Starts with I
3 words
incurve
intervolve
innerve
Starts with M
1 words
misobserve
Starts with N
1 words
nerve
Starts with O
4 words
observe
overserve
outserve
outcurve
Starts with P
1 words
preserve
Starts with R
3 words
reserve
recurve
reobserve
Starts with S
5 words
serve
survive
starve
swerve
subserve
Starts with U
3 words
unnerve
upcurve
undeserve

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