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uniquify

uniquify verb: to eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.

Verb

uniquify (third-person singular simple present uniquifies, present participle uniquifying, simple past and past participle uniquified)

  1. (transitive) To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.
  2. (transitive) To turn an instance of a type into an instance of a new unique copy of the original type.

Forms of uniquify

third-person singular presentuniquifies
present participleuniquifying
past participleuniquified
pastuniquified

Origin of uniquify

From unique + -ify.

Questions about uniquify

What does uniquify mean?
Uniquify means to eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.
What part of speech is uniquify?
Uniquify is a verb.
What is the past tense of uniquify?
The past tense of uniquify is uniquified.

Words near uniquify in the dictionary

  1. uniquids
  2. uniquification
  3. uniquifications
  4. uniquified
  5. uniquifies
  6. uniquify
  7. uniquifying
  8. uniquities
  9. uniquity
  10. uniracial
  11. uniradial

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