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antiquifying

antiquifying is the present participle and gerund of antiquify.

Meaning of antiquify

Verb

antiquify (third-person singular simple present antiquifies, present participle antiquifying, simple past and past participle antiquified)

  1. To give the appearance of being an antique.
    • Within these few years Sir Charles has antiquified the Hall, if such a word may be admitted, so that its pointed gable ends, and Elizabethan appearance, render it somewhat an object of curiosity.1849, Adam Stark, The Visitor’s Pocket Guide to Gainsburgh and Its Neighbourhood, […], Gainsburgh: J. F. W. Bowden, page 116

Questions about antiquifying

What is antiquifying the present participle and gerund of?
Antiquifying is the present participle and gerund of antiquify.

Words near antiquifying in the dictionary

  1. antiquey
  2. antiquification
  3. antiquified
  4. antiquifies
  5. antiquify
  6. antiquifying
  7. antiquing
  8. antiquisation
  9. antiquise
  10. antiquised
  11. antiquises

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