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nidify

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nid′ə fī′)

nid•i•fy (nid′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v.i., -fied, -fy•ing.

Zoologynidificate.

Latin nīdificāre to build a nest, equivalent. to nīd- (stem of nīdus) nest + -ificāre -ify
1650–60

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nidify /ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ/, nidificate /ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied, -cates, -cating, -cated)

(intransitive) (of a bird) to make or build a nest

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin nīdificāre, from nīdus a nest + facere to makeˌnidifiˈcation n

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