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-fy

Pronunciation: /fʌɪ/

Definition of -fy

suffix

  • 1(added to nouns) forming verbs denoting making or producing:speechify
  • denoting transformation or the process of making into:deify petrify
  • 2forming verbs denoting the making of a state defined by an adjective:amplify falsify
  • 3forming verbs expressing a causative sense:horrify

Origin:

from French -fier, from Latin -ficare, -facere, from facere 'do, make'

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