"probabilify" meaning in All languages combined

See probabilify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: probabilifies [present, singular, third-person], probabilifying [participle, present], probabilified [participle, past], probabilified [past]
Etymology: probable + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|probable|ify}} probable + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} probabilify (third-person singular simple present probabilifies, present participle probabilifying, simple past and past participle probabilified)
  1. To render probable; to support or give confidence as to the likelihood of a conclusion.
    Sense id: en-probabilify-en-verb-janc80BY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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