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duncifies

duncifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duncify.

Meaning of duncify

Verb

duncify (third-person singular simple present duncifies, present participle duncifying, simple past and past participle duncified)

  1. (transitive) To make stupid in intellect.
    • July 8 1759 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd
      Here you have a fellow ten thousand times more duncified than dunce Webster

Questions about duncifies

What is duncifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Duncifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of duncify.

Words near duncifies in the dictionary

  1. Dunchurch
  2. Dunciad
  3. Dunciads
  4. duncical
  5. duncified
  6. duncifies
  7. duncify
  8. duncifying
  9. duncish
  10. duncishly
  11. duncishness

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