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I buy the concept that it is a stative use of the verb, emphasizing either
the subject (actor) or object (acted upon) more than the action itself.
Further I can see it as making a verb out of a noun. But the intensification
right now for me is a no starter and the pluralization shaky at best.
Karl W. Randolph.
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