"monstrify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: monstrifies [present, singular, third-person], monstrifying [participle, present], monstrified [participle, past], monstrified [past]
Etymology: monster + -ify Etymology templates: {{suf|en|monster|ify}} monster + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} monstrify (third-person singular simple present monstrifies, present participle monstrifying, simple past and past participle monstrified)
  1. (transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-monstrify-en-verb-xIEeM7aF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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