"dustify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dustifies [present, singular, third-person], dustifying [participle, present], dustified [participle, past], dustified [past]
Etymology: From dust + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dust|-ify}} dust + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} dustify (third-person singular simple present dustifies, present participle dustifying, simple past and past participle dustified)
  1. (ambitransitive) To turn to dust. Tags: ambitransitive Related terms: dustification

Inflected forms

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