"ignify" meaning in English

See ignify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ignifies [present, singular, third-person], ignifying [participle, present], ignified [participle, past], ignified [past]
Etymology: From Latin ignis (“fire”) + -fy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ignis||fire}} Latin ignis (“fire”), {{affix|en|-fy}} -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} ignify (third-person singular simple present ignifies, present participle ignifying, simple past and past participle ignified)
  1. (obsolete) To form into fire. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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