"humidify" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From humid + -ify.",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "humidification"
        },
        {
          "word": "humidifier"
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          "word": "dehumidifier"
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          "word": "dehumidification"
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        "To increase the humidity in the air."
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xonavacʻnel",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "խոնավացնել"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ovlažnjavam",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "овлажнявам"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "humidifier"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "humidificar"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "befeuchten"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
          "word": "umidificare"
        },
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          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
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          "word": "humidificar"
        },
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          "word": "umidificar"
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          "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
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      "word": "humidification"
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      "word": "humidifier"
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        "To increase the humidity in the air."
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xonavacʻnel",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "խոնավացնել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ovlažnjavam",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "овлажнявам"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "humidifier"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "humidificar"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "befeuchten"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "umidificare"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
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      "word": "humidificar"
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      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
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      "word": "umidificar"
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      "sense": "To increase the humidity in the air.",
      "word": "humidificar"
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