Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desertify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ser-ti-fy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become desert.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause (a geographical region) to become desert.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Part of the genius of Andalusi filahah was its water management, still light years ahead of industrialised modern agriculture, which decimates forests for high-output farms that dry up streams and springs and desertifies fertile terrain."

Etymology

From desert + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: desert

Usage

Inflected Forms

desertifies (present, singular) desertifying (participle, present) desertified (participle, past) desertified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

desertification

Questions

What does desertify mean?: To become desert.
Where does desertify come from?: From desert + -ify.

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