-ify

== English == === Alternative forms === -fy === Etymology === From Middle English -ifien, from Old French -ifier, from Latin -ificāre, from -ficus, from faciō (“to make, do”). For example, purify from purificare, from purificus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪfaɪ/ === Suffix === -ify (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -ifies, present participle -ifying, simple past and past participle -ified) Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns. Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns. ==== Synonyms ==== -ise -ize ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === -ate be- em- en- === Anagrams === FYI, yif