adjectify

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To convert (a word that is not an adjective) into an adjective. transitive
    — It is remarkable of words denoting dimension, that they all are abstracted into names by subjoining th, as length, breadth, width, and depth, and that these are not ordinarily allowed to be adjectified by adding either y or full.
  2. To describe something. transitive
    — She adjectifies the teens as “iridescent,” the twenties as “glowing,” the thirties as “warning” and the forties as “triumphant.”

词形变化

adjectifies present,singular,third-person adjectifying participle,present adjectified participle,past adjectified past

词汇关系

衍生词
adjectification

词源

From adjective + -fy.
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