-ify
American-
variant of -fy after a consonant.
intensify.
-ify
British
suffix
-
a variant of -fy
intensify
Other Word Forms
- -ification suffix
Etymology
Origin of -ify
Middle English -ifien < Middle French -ifier < Latin -ificāre, equivalent to -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy
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