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silicify en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English silica 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 silicify From silica + -ify.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) to impregnate something with silica.
  2. (intransitive) to be impregnated with, or converted into silica.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
silicified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
silicified Tense=Past lexicographic
silicifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
silicifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

silicifier