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HUMIFY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does humify mean?
• HUMIFY (verb)
The verb HUMIFY has 1 sense:
1. convert (plant remains) into humus
Familiarity information: HUMIFY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Convert (plant remains) into humus
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "humify" is one way to...):
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
humification (the process of the formation of humus from plant remains)
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