"enormify" meaning in English

See enormify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: enormifies [present, singular, third-person], enormifying [participle, present], enormified [participle, past], enormified [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} enormify (third-person singular simple present enormifies, present participle enormifying, simple past and past participle enormified)
  1. To make enormous;
    Sense id: en-enormify-en-verb-CLZB1wHC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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