"robustify" meaning in All languages combined

See robustify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-robustify.wav [US] Forms: robustifies [present, singular, third-person], robustifying [participle, present], robustified [participle, past], robustified [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin rōbus Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin rōbustuslbor. English robust 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 robustify From robust + -ify. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|robust|-ify|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin rōbus Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin rōbustuslbor. English robust 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. 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  1. To make robust, especially (software, statistics) to make more tolerant of unexpected events. Synonyms: robusticize, robustize Derived forms: robustification

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