Academic Language-Critical Verbs

Analyze

Break something down into its parts.

Articulate

Express clearly.

Cite

Giving credit to a source.

Compare

Find likenesses.

Comprehend

Understand; find meaning.

Contrast

Find differences.

Delineate

Describe precisely/ line by line.

Demonstrate

Show clearly.

Describe

Tell the facts, details.

Determine

Decide.

Develop

Elaborate or expand.

Distinguish

Set apart from other like things.

Draw

Bring out by way of response; as in a conclusion.

Evaluate

Find value; judge.

Explain

Make plain or define.

Identify

Point out/recognize.

Infer

Deduce; conclude.

Integrate

Put together.

Interpret

Explain the meaning of.

Locate

Find.

Organize

Arrange; classify.

Paraphrase

Put in different words.

Refer

Look at again; mention briefly.

Suggest

Put forth; to say.

Summarize

Condense something larger into something smaller/concise.

Support

Use evidence; strengthen/reinforce claims.

Synthesize

Combine to form a more complex product.

Trace

Follow the course of step by step.