Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dexify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dex-i-fy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Defend, explain, and/or justify.

Example Sentences

"This is a common masochistic sabotage that I describe with the acronym "dexify." When individuals defend, explain, or justify, they are unnecessarily supporting the reasons for their decision and giving others the opportunity to rebut their rationale."
"Powerful people don't dexify (defend, explain, or justify)."
"The reason for this is that when you ask "why" questions people feel defensive and have a tendency to "dexify" (defend, explain, justify) what they said."
"We may “dexify” — try to defend, explain and justify — so that the angry person will stop being angry with us."

Etymology

Blend of defend + explain + justify.

Inflected Forms

dexifies (present, singular) dexifying (participle, present) dexified (participle, past) dexified (past)

Questions

What does dexify mean?: Defend, explain, and/or justify.
Where does dexify come from?: Blend of defend + explain + justify.

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