-ify meaning: definition, etymology

-ify

suffix

/ɪfaɪ/

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.

Morpheme Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns.

Morpheme Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns.

Synonyms: -ise, -ize
Related terms: -faction, -ficance, -ificance, -ficant, -ificant, -fication, -ification, -fic, -ific, -fier, -ifier, -ate, be-, em-, en-