nigrify
American
[nig-ruh-fahy]
/ ˈnɪg rəˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object)
nigrified, nigrifying
Other Word Forms
- nigrification noun
Etymology
Origin of nigrify
First recorded 1650–60; from Latin nigrificāre “to make black, blacken,” equivalent to nigr- (stem of niger ) “black” + -i- connecting vowel + -ficāre verbal suffix; -i-, -fy
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