Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gasify

/ˈɡæsɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gasi-fy
IPA: /ˈɡæsɪfaɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert into a gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes; to become a gas or aeriform fluid.

Example Sentences

"[…] when we consider the disappearance of the dense smoke in Mr. Giddy’s experiment, there seems to be great reason to think that the charcoal was oxygenated and gassified."
"Butane will gasify at low pressure, and can be contained in light canisters."
"Fleets of automated diggers and carts would be manufactured to haul the processed material in to centralized factories, where the material would be gassified and released from tall mobile stacks."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English gasify From gas + -ify.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡæsɪfaɪ/

Inflected Forms

gasifies (present, singular) gasifying (participle, present) gasified (participle, past) gasified (past) gassify (alternative)

Derived Forms

degasify gasifiable gasifier regasify

Frequently Paired Words

gas

Synonyms

vaporize vaporise aerify

Questions

How do you pronounce gasify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæsɪfaɪ/.
What does gasify mean?: To convert into a gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes; to become a gas or aeriform fluid.
Where does gasify come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek χαῦνος (khaûnos) Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)der. Dutch gasbor. English gas Latin -i- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English gasify From gas + -ify.

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