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-ify

American  

  1. variant of -fy after a consonant.

    intensify.
-ify British  

suffix

  1. 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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