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adjectifies

adjectifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adjectify.

Meaning of adjectify

Verb

adjectify (third-person singular simple present adjectifies, present participle adjectifying, simple past and past participle adjectified)

  1. (transitive) To convert (a word that is not an adjective) into an adjective.
    • It is remarkable of words denoting dimension, that they all are abstracted into names by subjoining th, as length, breadth, width, and depth, and that these are not ordinarily allowed to be adjectified by adding either y or full.1800, “The Trial and Condemnation of Lengthy”, in The Monthly Magazine, and American Review, for the Year 1800: From July to December Inclusive, volume III, New York: […] T. & J. Swords, page 172
  2. (transitive) To describe something.
    • She adjectifies the teens as “iridescent,” the twenties as “glowing,” the thirties as “warning” and the forties as “triumphant.”1933 June 6, “Barbara Gould Reveals Her Secrets Of Feminine Beauty at Wasson’s Store”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 31, number 1, page 7

Questions about adjectifies

What is adjectifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Adjectifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of adjectify.

Words near adjectifies in the dictionary

  1. Adjars
  2. adject
  3. adjected
  4. adjectified
  5. adjectifier
  6. adjectifies
  7. adjectify
  8. adjectifying
  9. adjecting
  10. adjection
  11. adjectional

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