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nidify

[ nid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used without object)

, nid·i·fied, nid·i·fy·ing.


nidify

/ ˈnɪdɪfɪˌkeɪt; ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. intr (of a bird) to make or build a nest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌnidifiˈcation, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidify1

1650–60; < Latin nīdificāre to build a nest, equivalent to nīd- (stem of nīdus ) nest + -ificāre -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nidify1

C17: from Latin nīdificāre, from nīdus a nest + facere to make

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