"crispify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɪspɪfaɪ/ Forms: crispifies [present, singular, third-person], crispifying [participle, present], crispified [participle, past], crispified [past]
Etymology: From crispy + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|crispy|fy}} crispy + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} crispify (third-person singular simple present crispifies, present participle crispifying, simple past and past participle crispified)
  1. (transitive, informal) To make crispy. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-crispify-en-verb-vk2CIRgw
  2. (transitive, mathematics) To perform crispification upon. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-crispify-en-verb-DzkGwXt- Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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