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-ify

-ify

variant of -fy after a consonant: intensify.

Origin:
Middle English -ifien < Middle French -ifier < Latin -ificāre, equivalent to -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
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-ify is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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-ify
 
suffix forming verbs
a variant of -fy : intensify
 
-ification
 
suffix forming nouns

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