"mercify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: mercifies [present, singular, third-person], mercifying [participle, present], mercified [participle, past], mercified [past]
Etymology: From mercy + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mercy|fy}} mercy + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} mercify (third-person singular simple present mercifies, present participle mercifying, simple past and past participle mercified)
  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To have mercy on; to pity. Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive Synonyms: commiserate, rue, pity

Inflected forms

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