-ify

-ify /ɪfaɪ/ (also -fy) suffix [in verbs]

1 DOto make something be in a particular state or condition 使得，使…变成

to purify (=make or become pure)

净化

to clarify the situation (=make it clear)

澄清情况

2 x-refto fill someone with a particular feeling 使〔某人〕充满〔某种感情〕

Spiders terrify me (=make me very afraid).

我惧怕蜘蛛。

3 informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE to do something in a silly or annoying way 愚蠢[令人讨厌]地做某事

to speechify (=make speeches in a way that shows you are trying to sound important)

高谈阔论；夸夸其谈

4 LIKE somebody OR somethingto make something or someone be like or typical of a person or group 使类似于〔某人或团体〕

Frenchified (=like the French)

法国化的

Examples from the Corpus

-ify• to amplify sound• to purify something• to stultify someone

Origin -ify

Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificare, from -ficare; -FY

Chinese

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