"entify" meaning in English

See entify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: entifies [present, singular, third-person], entifying [participle, present], entified [participle, past], entified [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} entify (third-person singular simple present entifies, present participle entifying, simple past and past participle entified)
  1. To make into an entity, attribute objective existence to.
    Sense id: en-entify-en-verb-xYSNOz~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for entify meaning in English (1.3kB)

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