"indignify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: indignifies [present, singular, third-person], indignifying [participle, present], indignified [participle, past], indignified [past]
Etymology: From Latin indignus (“unworthy”) + -fy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|indignus||unworthy}} Latin indignus (“unworthy”), {{suffix|en||fy}} + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} indignify (third-person singular simple present indignifies, present participle indignifying, simple past and past participle indignified)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To treat with disdain or indignity; to contemn. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-indignify-en-verb-Bb1v42DD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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