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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -ificāre, from faciō, facere (make).

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-ificar

  1. -ify, -fy

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Interlingua

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-ificar

  1. Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root.
  2. Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin -ificāre, from facere (to make; to do).

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.fiˈkaɾ/, /ɨ.fiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.fiˈka.ɾi/, /ɨ.fiˈka.ɾi/

Suffix

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-ificar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ifico, first-person singular preterite -ifiquei, past participle -ificado)

  1. -ify (forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic)
    falso (false) + ‎-ificar → ‎falsificar (to falsify)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish -ificar, borrowed from Latin -ificāre, from faciō, facere (make).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ifiˈkaɾ/ [i.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: -i‧fi‧car

Suffix

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-ificar (verb-forming suffix, first-person singular present -ifico, first-person singular preterite -ifiqué, past participle -ificado)

  1. -ify, -fy (forms verbs with the meaning of to turn into, to transform into)

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