"dullify" meaning in English

See dullify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dullifies [present, singular, third-person], dullifying [participle, present], dullified [participle, past], dullified [past]
Etymology: dull + -ify Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dull|ify}} dull + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} dullify (third-person singular simple present dullifies, present participle dullifying, simple past and past participle dullified)
  1. (transitive) To make dull or boring. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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