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ignifies

ignifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ignify.

Meaning of ignify

Verb

ignify (third-person singular simple present ignifies, present participle ignifying, simple past and past participle ignified)

  1. (obsolete) To form into fire.
    • For Ignition in ſome is the end of Uſtion, in others, Uſtion is not terminated till smoke expire; and yet many ſtones may be ignified three or four times, and ſtill ſuffunded with a certain humour, till they be bray'd.1647, Richard Tomlinson (translator and reviser), Jean de Renou⁽ᶠʳ⁾, A Medicinal Dispensatory, [1623, Jean de Renou, Dispensatorium medicum], page 68

Questions about ignifies

What is ignifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ignifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ignify.

Words near ignifies in the dictionary

  1. igni-
  2. ignicolist
  3. ignicolists
  4. igniferous
  5. ignified
  6. ignifies
  7. ignifluous
  8. igniform
  9. ignifuge
  10. ignifuges
  11. ignify

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