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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cretify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
creti-fy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become impregnated with salts of lime.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin creta (“chalk”) + -ify.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cretifies (present, singular) cretifying (participle, present) cretified (participle, past) cretified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cretifaction

Questions

What does cretify mean?
To become impregnated with salts of lime.
Where does cretify come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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