-ify

English

Alternative forms

-fy

Etymology

From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificare, from -ficus, from facio, "make" or "do". For example, purify from purificare, from purificus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪfaɪ/

Suffix

-ify

To produce verbs meaning to make.

Synonyms

-ise
-ize

Derived terms

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Related terms

-faction
-fic/-ific
-ficance/-ificance
-ficant/-ificant
-fication/-ification
-fier/-ifier

Translations

to produce verbs meaning to make

Catalan: -ificar (ca)
Chinese:
Hakka: -化 (-fa)

Mandarin: -化 (-huà)

Min Nan: -化 (-hoà)
Finnish: -ntaa, -ntää, -staa, -stää
French: -ifier (fr)
Galician: -ificar
German: -fizieren (de)

Greek: -ποιώ (el) (-poió)
Hungarian: -ikál, -ít, -sít, -esít, -osít, -ösít, -asít
Ido: -ifar
Japanese: -化する (kasuru)
Latin: -ifico
Polish: -fikować
Portuguese: -ificar
Russian: -ифици́ровать (-ificírovatʹ)
Spanish: -ificar (es)

Anagrams

FYI

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