"iconify" meaning in English

See iconify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: iconifies [present, singular, third-person], iconifying [participle, present], iconified [participle, past], iconified [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn)der. Latin īcōnbor. English icon Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English iconify From icon + -ify. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|icon|-ify|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn)der. Latin īcōnbor. English icon Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English iconify [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "εἰκών", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "īcōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "icon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-ificāre", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-i-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "connecting vowel" }, { "gloss" : "-ify", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-fakāō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ficō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ificō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ifier", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ifien", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ify", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "iconify", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="iconify"> From icon + -ify. Head templates: {{en-verb}} iconify (third-person singular simple present iconifies, present participle iconifying, simple past and past participle iconified)
  1. (transitive) To make into an icon. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-iconify-en-verb-0VSGByyK Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ify: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31
  2. (transitive) To add icons to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-iconify-en-verb-S-ybtYts

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To make into an icon."
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        "(transitive) To add icons to."
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    },
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      "form": "iconifying",
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        "To make into an icon."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To make into an icon."
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