"countify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: countifies [present, singular, third-person], countifying [participle, present], countified [participle, past], countified [past]
Etymology: From count + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|count|ify}} count + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} countify (third-person singular simple present countifies, present participle countifying, simple past and past participle countified)
  1. (transitive, linguistics, rare) To use as a count noun. Tags: rare, transitive Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: countification, massify

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