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demorify

demorify verb: to make nonmoraic; to remove a mora from something.

Verb

demorify (third-person singular simple present demorifies, present participle demorifying, simple past and past participle demorified)

  1. To make nonmoraic; to remove a mora from something.
    • If the moraic trochee is maintained, it is necessary to say that refooting applies once footing has demorified the lengthening coda consonants.2011, Mirco Ghini, Asymmetries in the Phonology of Miogliola, page 134

Forms of demorify

third-person singular presentdemorifies
present participledemorifying
past participledemorified
pastdemorified

Origin of demorify

From de- + mora + -ify.

Questions about demorify

What does demorify mean?
Demorify means to make nonmoraic; to remove a mora from something.
What part of speech is demorify?
Demorify is a verb.
What is the past tense of demorify?
The past tense of demorify is demorified.

Words near demorify in the dictionary

  1. Demorest
  2. Demorests
  3. demorification
  4. demorified
  5. demorifies
  6. demorify
  7. demorifying
  8. demorphinization
  9. demorphinize
  10. demorphinized
  11. demorphinizes

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