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humidify

/hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
hu-mid-i-fy
IPA
/hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase the humidity in the air.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid 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 humidify From humid + -ify.

Inflected Forms

humidifies (present, singular) humidifying (participle, present) humidified (participle, past) humidified (past)

Derived Forms

dehumidification dehumidifier humidification humidifier rehumidify

Synonyms

moisturize moisturise

Antonyms

dehumidify

Questions

How do you pronounce humidify?
The recorded pronunciation is /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/.
What does humidify mean?
To increase the humidity in the air.
Where does humidify come from?
Etymology tree Latin ūmeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid 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 humidify From humid + -ify.

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