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domifying

domifying is the present participle and gerund of domify.

Meaning of domify

Verb

domify (third-person singular simple present domifies, present participle domifying, simple past and past participle domified)

  1. (obsolete) To divide (the heavens) into different astrological houses.
    • There are various ways of domifying. That of Regiomontanus, which is the most common, makes the circles of position pass through the intersections of the meridian and the horizon; but others make them pass through the poles of the zodiac.1842, Encyclopædia Britannica, volume VIII, page 101
  2. (obsolete) To tame; to domesticate.
    • Its vagrant habit was changed; and it became entirely stationary, and domifiedFebruary 18 1814, letter to Richard Peters

Questions about domifying

What is domifying the present participle and gerund of?
Domifying is the present participle and gerund of domify.

Words near domifying in the dictionary

  1. domicolous
  2. domification
  3. domifications
  4. domified
  5. domify
  6. domifying
  7. Domin
  8. domina
  9. dominability
  10. dominable
  11. dominae

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