-ify
1.
variant of
-fy
after a consonant:
intensify.
Origin
Middle English
-ifien
<
Middle French
-ifier
<
Latin
-ificāre,
equivalent to
-i-
-i-
+
-ficāre
-fy
British Dictionary definitions for
-ify
-ify
suffix
1.
a variant of
-fy
intensify
Derived Forms
-ification,
suffix:forming_nouns
Word Origin and History for
-ify
variant of suffix
-fy
used with stem endings in
-i
.