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undignify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
undig-ni-fy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat without dignity.

Transitive verb

verb

To demean.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dignify English undignify From un- + dignify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

undignifies (present, singular) undignifying (participle, present) undignified (participle, past) undignified (past)

Questions

What does undignify mean?
To treat without dignity.
Where does undignify come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English dignify English undignify From un- + dignify.

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