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consistify en · VERB

Etymology

From consist(ent) + -ify.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To make consistent.
    • Sapir left the series with #34 or 35 to write "bestsellers", only one of which, THE FAR ARENA, had any success. Murphy didn't feel like doing the Destroyer series all by himself, so he hired a bunch of people to ghost-write novels, which he'd then do a final draft on to consistify the style. 1989 December 24, The Dread Pirate Roberts, “Re: Destroyer”, in rec.arts.comics (Usenet):
    • If memory serves, the bookends were done for the ABC episodes, but were missing from the few 2-hour movies that aired on The Family Channel. Maybe Lucas decided to consistify it all by removing the bookends from what eps had 'em. 2007 November 15, jayembee, “Re: YOUNG INDIANA JONES/"Old Indy" Question”, in rec.arts.movies.past-films (Usenet):
    • While there are different widescreen processes, there seems to be no attempt within the industry to strictly define and consistify the terms "widescreen", "letterbox", and "matted", and at least the first two appear to be used interchangeably. 1991 August 10, The Film Fan Man, “Re: Empire Strikes Back:LB+CAV?”, in rec.video (Usenet):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
consistified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
consistified Tense=Past lexicographic
consistifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
consistifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (2)

vi thống nhất hóa (to make consistent) · vi thống nhất (to make consistent)