"learnify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɜː(ɹ)nəfaɪ/ Forms: learnifies [present, singular, third-person], learnifying [participle, present], learnified [participle, past], learnified [past]
enPR: ʹlû(r)nəfī Etymology: Back-formation from learnification, equivalent to learn + -ify. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|learnification}} Back-formation from learnification Head templates: {{en-verb}} learnify (third-person singular simple present learnifies, present participle learnifying, simple past and past participle learnified)
  1. (education, derogatory) To shift discourses around and understandings of education to focus entirely or almost entirely on learning. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-learnify-en-verb-y7d1SmSA Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: education

Inflected forms

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