opacify
opacify verb: to make opaque.
Verb
opacify (third-person singular simple present opacifies, present participle opacifying, simple past and past participle opacified)
- To make opaque.
- At its best, psychoanalysis is the classic therapeutic technique for exploring unconscious processes. At its less-than-best, it is a jargon-opacified, oedipus-complicated, libido-theoretical, pseudo-scientific cult whose messiah is Sigmund Freud.1979 August 11, Lawrence Mass, “Psychiatry on Trial”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 4, page 8
- They haven't, largely, because the debate has been deliberately opacified, with nationalist and Conservative politicians in particular still seeking to portray British Imperialism as a source of pride and Britain as the "good guy" in the slavery debate.2021, Otto English, Fake History, page 167
- Synonyms:
- opaquen
Synonyms of opacify
Forms of opacify
| third-person singular present | opacifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | opacifying |
| past participle | opacified |
| past | opacified |
Origin of opacify
Back-formation from opacification, ultimately from Latin opācus (“dark”); equivalent to opaque + -ify.
Words formed from opacify
Questions about opacify
- What does opacify mean?
- Opacify means to make opaque.
- What part of speech is opacify?
- Opacify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of opacify?
- The past tense of opacify is opacified.
Words near opacify in the dictionary
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