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afforce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-force
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reinforce (a team etc.) with extra people

Etymology

From Old French afforcer, aforcer, from Latin exfortiāre, from fortis (“strong”). By surface analysis af- + force.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: af-
  • Root: afforcer, aforcer, exfortiāre

Inflected Forms

afforces (present, singular) afforcing (participle, present) afforced (participle, past) afforced (past)

Derived Forms

afforcement

Questions

What does afforce mean?
To reinforce (a team etc.) with extra people
Where does afforce come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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