-ificar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).
Derived terms
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Interlingua
Suffix
-ificar
- Added to a noun root word, this forms a verb meaning to transform or convert the object of the verb into the root.
- Added to an adjectival root word, this forms a verb meaning to render/make (adjective) the object of the verb.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.fi.ˈka(ʁ)/
Suffix
-ificar
- -ify (forms verbs, from adjectives, indicating process of causing an object to gain the given characteristic)
- falso (“false”) + -ificar → falsificar (“to falsify”)
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -ificere, from faciō, facere (“make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ifiˈkaɾ/
Derived terms
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