"salinify" meaning in English

See salinify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: salinifies [present, singular, third-person], salinifying [participle, present], salinified [participle, past], salinified [past]
Etymology: From saline + -ify. Etymology templates: {{af|en|saline|-ify}} saline + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} salinify (third-person singular simple present salinifies, present participle salinifying, simple past and past participle salinified)
  1. To increase the salinity of; to make salty.

Inflected forms

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