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humidify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid 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 humidify From humid + -ify.

Meanings

1. To increase the humidity in the air.
   • The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons. 1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:

Forms

Antonyms

dehumidify

Deriveds

rehumidify · humidification · dehumidifier · humidifier · dehumidification

Translations (11)

it umidificare (To increase the humidity in the air.) · fr humidifier (To increase the humidity in the air.) · es humidificar (To increase the humidity in the air.) · bg овлажнявам (To increase the humidity in the air.) · gl humidificar (To increase the humidity in the air.) · pt humidificar (To increase the humidity in the air.) · hy խոնավացնել (To increase the humidity in the air.) · pt umidificar (To increase the humidity in the air.) · de befeuchten (To increase the humidity in the air.) · ca humidificar (To increase the humidity in the air.) · tl ipahalumigmig (To increase the humidity in the air.)