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make
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transmogrify
If something is transmogrified, its form or shape is changed completely, especially in a funny or exaggerated way.
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indemnify
If you indemnify someone against something bad happening, you promise to protect them from financial loss or legal responsibility if it happens.
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vilify
If you vilify people, you write or say bad things about them in an attempt to make them unpopular.
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ossify
If a belief, idea, system, or organization ossifies, it becomes fixed and unwilling to change.
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deify
If someone is deified, they have been either made into a god or are adored like one.
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mollify
If you mollify someone, you say or do something to make that person feel less angry or upset.
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stultify
When you are stultified by something, you lose interest in it because it is dull, boring, or time-consuming.
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exemplify
One thing that exemplifies another serves as an example of it, illustrates it, or demonstrates it.
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nullify
To nullify something is to cancel or negate it.
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personify
When you personify something, such as a quality, you are the perfect example of it.
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rectify
When you rectify something, you correct it or make it right once more.
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qualified
A qualified statement has been limited, restricted, or changed in some way.
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qualify
When you qualify for something, such as a club or job, you have the skills or qualities to fit in or be right for it.
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identify
To identify something is to point it out or name it.
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simplify
When you simplify something, you make it easier or not so hard to understand.
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amplify
increase in size, volume or significance
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certify
provide evidence for
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disqualify
make unfit or unsuitable
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dissatisfy
fail to satisfy
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diversify
make (more) diverse
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edify
make understand
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justify
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
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magnify
increase in size, volume or significance
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modify
make less severe or harsh or extreme
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notify
inform (somebody) of something
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pacify
cause to be more favorably inclined
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petrify
cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned
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purify
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
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quantify
use as a quantifier
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revivify
give new life or energy to
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scarify
puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
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signify
denote or connote
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solidify
make solid or more solid
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specify
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement
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stratify
divide society into social classes or castes
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terrify
fill with terror
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testify
give testimony in a court of law
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typify
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
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unify
become one
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verify
confirm the truth of
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vivify
give new life or energy to
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