humidify

[hyoo-mid-uh-fahy or, often, yoo-]

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verb (used with object), hu·mid·i·fied, hu·mid·i·fy·ing.

to make humid.

Origin of humidify

First recorded in 1880–85; humid + -ify

Related formshu·mid·i·fi·ca·tion, nounun·hu·mid·i·fied, adjectiveun·hu·mid·i·fy·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for humidify

humidify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to make (air) humid or damp

Derived Formshumidification, noun

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Word Origin and History for humidify

v.

1884; see humid + -fy. Related: Humidified; humidifying. Earlier was humify (1650s).

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Word Origin and History for humidify

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