-ify

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-ify

/ɪfaɪ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificāre, from -ficus, from faciō (“to make, do”). For example, purify from purificare, from purificus.

suffix -ifies · -ifying · -ified · -fy

morpheme Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns.
morpheme Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns.

Similar: -ise, -ize

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suffix

Similar: -ise, -ize

Translations

Every language

suffix forms verbs meaning "to make"

Español	-ificar
한국어	화(化)하다 -hwa-hada
中文	-化 -huà
Português	-ificar
Français	-ifier
Deutsch	-fizieren, -ifizieren
Italiano	-ificare, -ficare
Ελληνικά	-ποιώ -poió
Română	-ifica
Русский	-ифици́ровать -ificírovatʹ
Tiếng Việt	... hoá
العربية	فَعَّلَ faʕʕala

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@misc{ify_2026,
  title = {-ify},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ify},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}