-ify

//ɪfaɪ// suffix

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Definitions

Suffix
  1. 1
    Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns. morpheme
  2. 2
    Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns. morpheme

Synonyms

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iseize

Etymology

From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificāre, from -ficus, from faciō (“to make, do”). For example, purify from purificare, from purificus.

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