densify

[ den-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, den·si·fied, den·si·fy·ing.

1. to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.

Other Words From

• densi·fi·cation noun
• densi·fier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of densify¹

First recorded in 1810–20; dense + -ify

Example Sentences

The prototype comes out of four decades of research on designing a centrifugal bioreactor to rapidly densify and expand cells, led by Chemical Engineering Professor Bernie Van Wie, Kaiphanliam's advisor and a co-author on the paper.

From Science Daily

Densify accused Palo Alto, California-based VMware's vROps, vSphere and other software of infringing patents covering "virtualization" technology that enables multiple computer systems to run on a single server.

From Reuters

The verdict, made public Tuesday, said VMware willfully violated Densify's patent rights with its software for optimizing "virtual machines" used in cloud computing.

From Reuters

Representatives for Densify did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

From Reuters

Canada-based Densify won a verdict worth nearly $237 million against VMware in the same case in 2020.

From Reuters

Related Words

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