Poll: Can 'alibi' be used as a verb?

Can 'alibi' be used as a verb?

Yes
No

Votes: 353
Comments: 4
Added: October 2004

Comments:

Rob - 4th December 2004 23:48
It's in some dictionaries, but I've never come across is being used.
 
jaybe - 21st February 2008 05:06
i like to see the answer to my book.
 
abdullah - 11th March 2009 19:16
'alibi' is a noun.
 
Filip - 4th October 2011 23:28
It can definitely be used as a verb. The definition of the verb form is 'to give an excuse; offer a defense.' For example, "to alibi for being late."

Source (I already knew this but dictionary.com had a good example):
http://dictionary.reference.com/brow
se/alibi
 
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