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ethify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethi-fy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or cause to become (more) ethical.

Transitive verb

verb

To become ethical.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English ethical Latin -i- 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 ethify From ethical + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethifies (present, singular) ethifying (participle, present) ethified (participle, past) ethified (past)

Derived Forms

ethifiable ethification ethifier

Questions

What does ethify mean?
To make or cause to become (more) ethical.
Where does ethify come from?
Etymology tree English ethical Latin -i- 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 ethify From ethical + -ify.

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