Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paludify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palud-i-fy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come into existence or expand.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"In contrast, peatland vegetation may or may not occur in riparian settings in Minnesota. These peatlands find themselves at the water's edge on flat landforms that have paludified—the process by which peat accumulates in response to rising water tables in areas that were formerly terrestrial. As these peatlands grow both vertically and in area, they encircle lake basins or develop their own open-water drainage […]"

Etymology

Back-formation from paludification.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

paludifies (present, singular) paludifying (participle, present) paludified (participle, past) paludified (past)

Questions

What does paludify mean?: To come into existence or expand.
Where does paludify come from?: Back-formation from paludification.

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