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disedify

disedify verb: to fail in edifying.

Verb

disedify (third-person singular simple present disedifies, present participle disedifying, simple past and past participle disedified)

  1. (archaic) To fail in edifying
  2. (archaic) to dehumanize, weaken or scandalize.

Forms of disedify

third-person singular presentdisedifies
present participledisedifying
past participledisedified
pastdisedified

Origin of disedify

From dis- + edify.

Questions about disedify

What does disedify mean?
Disedify means to fail in edifying.
What part of speech is disedify?
Disedify is a verb.
What is the past tense of disedify?
The past tense of disedify is disedified.

Words near disedify in the dictionary

  1. disedging
  2. disedification
  3. disedifications
  4. disedified
  5. disedifies
  6. disedify
  7. disedifying
  8. diselane
  9. diselanes
  10. diselenide
  11. diselenides

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