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scorify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scori-fy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce (an ore) to scoria.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoria 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 scorify From scoria + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scorifies (present, singular) scorifying (participle, present) scorified (participle, past) scorified (past)

Questions

What does scorify mean?
To reduce (an ore) to scoria.
Where does scorify come from?
Etymology tree English scoria 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 scorify From scoria + -ify.

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