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cretifying

cretifying is the present participle and gerund of cretify.

Meaning of cretify

Verb

cretify (third-person singular simple present cretifies, present participle cretifying, simple past and past participle cretified)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To become impregnated with salts of lime.

Questions about cretifying

What is cretifying the present participle and gerund of?
Cretifying is the present participle and gerund of cretify.

Words near cretifying in the dictionary

  1. cretics
  2. cretifaction
  3. cretified
  4. cretifies
  5. cretify
  6. cretifying
  7. cretin
  8. cretinic
  9. cretinise
  10. cretinised
  11. cretinises

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