† ˈmercify,v.Obs.rare. [f. mercy + -ify.] trans. To pity, compassionate; to extend mercy to. 1596Spenser F.Q. vi. vii. 32 Many did deride, Whilest she did weepe of no man mercifide.1733Crawford Infidelity (1836) 210 We must not only be mercified but justified.