-ify

American

variant of -fy after a consonant.

intensify.

-ify British

suffix

a variant of -fy

intensify

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Other Word Forms

-ification

suffix

Etymology

Origin of -ify

Middle English -ifien < Middle French -ifier < Latin -ificāre, equivalent to -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy

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