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xerifying

xerifying is the present participle and gerund of xerify.

Meaning of xerify

Verb

xerify (third-person singular simple present xerifies, present participle xerifying, simple past and past participle xerified)

  1. To make xeric (dry).
    • Severe fires xerify forest sites by consuming much of the forest floor and perhaps even organic matter in the mineral soil , as well as by exposing the site to greater solar radiation through canopy reduction. Conversion of mesic sites to xeric conditions[…]1991, Fire and the Environment: Ecological and Cultural Perspectives : Proceedings of an International Symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 20-24, 1990, page 17

Questions about xerifying

What is xerifying the present participle and gerund of?
Xerifying is the present participle and gerund of xerify.

Words near xerifying in the dictionary

  1. xerification
  2. xerified
  3. xerifies
  4. xerifs
  5. xerify
  6. xerifying
  7. xerine
  8. xerines
  9. xeriphilic
  10. xeriphyte
  11. xeriphytes

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