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单词 -fy
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Definition of -fy in English:

-fy

suffixfʌɪ
  • 1(added to nouns) forming verbs denoting making or producing.

    speechify
    1. 1.1 Denoting transformation or the process of making into.
      deify
      petrify
  • 2Forming verbs denoting the making of a state defined by an adjective.

    amplify
    falsify
  • 3Forming verbs expressing a causative sense.

    horrify

Origin

From French -fier, from Latin -ficare, -facere, from facere 'do, make'.

 
 

Definition of -fy in US English:

-fy

suffixfʌɪ
  • 1(added to nouns) forming verbs denoting making or producing.

    speechify
    1. 1.1 Denoting transformation or the process of making into.
      deify
      petrify
  • 2Forming verbs denoting the making of a state defined by an adjective.

    amplify
    falsify
  • 3Forming verbs expressing a causative sense.

    horrify

Origin

From French -fier, from Latin -ficare, -facere, from facere ‘do, make’.

 
 
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