compactify en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English compact Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English compactify From compact + -ify.
Meanings
- (humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
- (humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
- (transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
- (transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compactified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| compactified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| compactifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| compactifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
compactifiable · decompactify · paracompactifying · uncompactified