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 [gas-uh-fahy]  

gas·i·fy

   [gas-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -fied, -fy·ing.
to convert into or become a gas.
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Origin:
1820–30; gas + -ify

Related forms
gas·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
gas·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
gas·i·fi·er, noun
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gasify (ˈɡæsɪˌfaɪ)
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to make into or become a gas
2.  to subject (coal, etc) to destructive distillation to produce gas, esp for use as a fuel
 
'gasifiable
 
—adj
 
gasifi'cation
 
—n
 
'gasifier
 
—n

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