densify en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English dense 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 densify From dense + -ify.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make (more) dense.
This primary control network [of triangulation stations] was densified by the addition of 2,695 secondary control stations, 12,236 tertiary control stations and 7,032 fourth order control stations.
2018, A Guide to Coordinate Systems in Great Britain, Southampton: Ordnance Survey, page 29:Some space missions cool the propellant to almost freezing to densify it, so they can fit more fuel and oxidizer in the tanks.
- (intransitive) To become (more) dense.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| densifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| densifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| densified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| densified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |