"scientify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: scientifies [present, singular, third-person], scientifying [participle, present], scientified [participle, past], scientified [past]
Etymology: From scient(ific) + -ify. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|scientific|-ify|alt1=scient(ific)}} scient(ific) + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} scientify (third-person singular simple present scientifies, present participle scientifying, simple past and past participle scientified)
  1. (transitive) To make scientific; to subject to scientific rules. Tags: transitive Synonyms: scientize

Inflected forms

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