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indignifying

indignifying is the present participle and gerund of indignify.

Meaning of indignify

Verb

indignify (third-person singular simple present indignifies, present participle indignifying, simple past and past participle indignified)

  1. (transitive) To undignify
    • Therefore , in closure of a thankful mind , I deem it best to hold eternally Their bounteous deeds and noble favours shrin ' d , Than by discourse them to indignify1595, Ed. Spencer [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “Colin Clouts Come Home Againe”, in Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Questions about indignifying

What is indignifying the present participle and gerund of?
Indignifying is the present participle and gerund of indignify.

Words near indignifying in the dictionary

  1. indignations
  2. indignatory
  3. indignified
  4. indignifies
  5. indignify
  6. indignifying
  7. indignities
  8. indignity
  9. indignly
  10. indigo
  11. indigo bird

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