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alacrifying

alacrifying is the present participle and gerund of alacrify.

Meaning of alacrify

Verb

alacrify (third-person singular simple present alacrifies, present participle alacrifying, simple past and past participle alacrified)

  1. (transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.

Adjective

alacrifying (comparative more alacrifying, superlative most alacrifying)

  1. rousing, inspiring

Forms of alacrifying

comparativemore alacrifying
superlativemost alacrifying

Questions about alacrifying

What does alacrifying mean?
Alacrifying means rousing, inspiring.
What is alacrifying the present participle and gerund of?
Alacrifying is the present participle and gerund of alacrify.
What part of speech is alacrifying?
Alacrifying is an adjective.

Words near alacrifying in the dictionary

  1. alackaday
  2. alacranite
  3. alacrified
  4. alacrifies
  5. alacrify
  6. alacrifying
  7. alacrima
  8. alacrimia
  9. alacrious
  10. alacriously
  11. alacriousness

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