"opacify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: opacifies [present, singular, third-person], opacifying [participle, present], opacified [participle, past], opacified [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from opacification; equivalent to opaque + -ify. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|opacification}} Back-formation from opacification, {{suf|en|opaque|-ify}} opaque + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} opacify (third-person singular simple present opacifies, present participle opacifying, simple past and past participle opacified)
  1. (transitive) To make opaque. Tags: transitive Synonyms: opaquen Derived forms: opacifier

Inflected forms

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