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Meaning of "humidify" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMIDIFY

humidify  [hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMIDIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humidify is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb humidify in English.

WHAT DOES HUMIDIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humidify

Humidifier

A humidifier is a household appliance that increases humidity in a single room or in the entire house. There are point-of-use humidifiers, which are commonly used to humidify a single room, and whole-house or furnace humidifiers, which connect to a home's HVAC system to provide humidity to the entire house. Medical ventilators also often include humidifiers for increased patient comfort.

Definition of humidify in the English dictionary

The definition of humidify in the dictionary is to make humid or damp.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUMIDIFY

PRESENT

Present
I humidify
you humidify
he/she/it humidifies
we humidify
you humidify
they humidify
Present continuous
I am humidifying
you are humidifying
he/she/it is humidifying
we are humidifying
you are humidifying
they are humidifying
Present perfect
I have humidified
you have humidified
he/she/it has humidified
we have humidified
you have humidified
they have humidified
Present perfect continuous
I have been humidifying
you have been humidifying
he/she/it has been humidifying
we have been humidifying
you have been humidifying
they have been humidifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I humidified
you humidified
he/she/it humidified
we humidified
you humidified
they humidified
Past continuous
I was humidifying
you were humidifying
he/she/it was humidifying
we were humidifying
you were humidifying
they were humidifying
Past perfect
I had humidified
you had humidified
he/she/it had humidified
we had humidified
you had humidified
they had humidified
Past perfect continuous
I had been humidifying
you had been humidifying
he/she/it had been humidifying
we had been humidifying
you had been humidifying
they had been humidifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will humidify
you will humidify
he/she/it will humidify
we will humidify
you will humidify
they will humidify
Future continuous
I will be humidifying
you will be humidifying
he/she/it will be humidifying
we will be humidifying
you will be humidifying
they will be humidifying
Future perfect
I will have humidified
you will have humidified
he/she/it will have humidified
we will have humidified
you will have humidified
they will have humidified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been humidifying
you will have been humidifying
he/she/it will have been humidifying
we will have been humidifying
you will have been humidifying
they will have been humidifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would humidify
you would humidify
he/she/it would humidify
we would humidify
you would humidify
they would humidify
Conditional continuous
I would be humidifying
you would be humidifying
he/she/it would be humidifying
we would be humidifying
you would be humidifying
they would be humidifying
Conditional perfect
I would have humidify
you would have humidify
he/she/it would have humidify
we would have humidify
you would have humidify
they would have humidify
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been humidifying
you would have been humidifying
he/she/it would have been humidifying
we would have been humidifying
you would have been humidifying
they would have been humidifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you humidify
we let´s humidify
you humidify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to humidify
Past participle
humidified
Present Participle
humidifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMIDIFY


acidify
əˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ
codify
ˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ
commodify
kəˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
dandify
ˈdændɪˌfaɪ
deacidify
ˌdiːəˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ
dehumidify
ˌdiːhjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪ
edify
ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ
ladify
ˈleɪdɪˌfaɪ
ladyfy
ˈleɪdɪˌfaɪ
lapidify
ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ
madefy
ˈmædɪˌfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
mundify
ˈmʌndɪˌfaɪ
nidify
ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ
recodify
riːˈkəʊdɪˌfaɪ
reedify
riːˈedɪˌfaɪ
remodify
riːˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
resolidify
ˌriːsəˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ
rigidify
rɪˈdʒɪdɪˌfaɪ
solidify
səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMIDIFY

humic
humicole
humicolous
humid
humidex
humidification
humidified
humidifier
humidifies
humidistat
humidity
humidly
humidness
humidor
humification
humified
humifies
humify
humiliant
humiliate

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMIDIFY

amplify
certify
clarify
classify
fluidify
identify
indemnify
justify
magnify
notify
premodify
qualify
quantify
rectify
signify
simplify
specify
testify
unify
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Synonyms and antonyms of humidify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «humidify» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMIDIFY

Find out the translation of humidify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humidify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humidify» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加湿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humidificar
570 millions of speakers

English

humidify
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गीला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترطيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увлажнить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

umidificar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আদ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humidifier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humidify
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befeuchten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

加湿する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가습
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Humidify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho ẩm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

humidify
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमट करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nemlendirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umidificare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawilżanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зволожити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umidifica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υγροποιείται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevogtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

befukta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fuktigere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humidify

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMIDIFY»

The term «humidify» is regularly used and occupies the 93.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMIDIFY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humidify» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humidify» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humidify

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMIDIFY»

Discover the use of humidify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humidify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Science
Humidify Your Home . . . Two types of humidifiers you now can find on the market — and and Cut Heating Costs skin rapidly, you feel chilly and. HOME IMPROVEMENT At this time of the year, does the inside of your house begin singing "How ...
2
Major Hazard Control: A Practical Manual : an ILO ...
Deviations Causes Consequences DON'T HUMIDIFY Valve 8 not open. LD valve closed. Steam line choked. Vent valve open. All steam to vaporiser. Line fractured MORE HUMIDIFY Too much steam — LD valve failed open Too high steam ...
‎1988
3
Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries: Hazard ...
Table 8.23 Hazard and operability studies: results for autoclave arrangement for operation 'Humidify autoclave chamber' (Chemical Industry Safety and Health Council, 1977/3) Too little steam, too low steam pressure/temperature ...
Sam Mannan, 2005
4
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive ...
The ability to warm and humidify air has been investigated using a model system that involves measuring the amount of water delivered by the nose after inhaling cold dry air [31]. This is calculated after measuring the temperature and humidity  ...
Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, David Gozal, 2012
5
Watching Weather
Measuring. Humidify. We measure humidity with a hygrometer. The most accurate kind of hygrometer is the wet and dry bulb thermometer. A wet and dry bulb thermometer consists of two glass thermometers. One of them has a wet cloth tied ...
Robin Birch, 2009
6
Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine
Bland aerosols are generally used to humidify inspired gases. Aerosol drug therapy represents the optimal modality for site-specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to the lungs in the treatment of a number of acute and chronic pulmonary ...
Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, 2008
7
Oxygenation
The mucus membrane serves to warm, filter, and humidify air. It is the mucociliary blanket. The cilia move the mucociliary comP°seo co urn nar epithelial cells and goblet cells and produces mucus, which forms the mucociliary blanket.
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, 2001
8
Asthma: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management
Therefore the burden to heat and humidify the inspired air is transferred to the intrathoracic airways. Direct measurements of temperature flux occurring during hyperpnoea in human airways have demonstrated that the number of generations ...
Peter J. Barnes, Ian W. Rodger, Neil C. Thomson, 1998
9
24 CFR Housing and Urban Development: CFR Parts 0-199
If H2O correction is applicable, then span gases must be humidified before entering the analyzer; however, you may not humidify NO2 span gas by passing it through a sealed humidification vessel that contains water. You must humidify NO2 ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10
Building Technology: Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Humidify. In more technical terms, this process adds sensible heat and latent heat (humidification). It is represented graphically by line O = SH + LH, extending from the index point O up to the right. You should understand that any line in the ...
Ben Stein, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMIDIFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humidify is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Swimming, Singing, and S'mores' - Columbia-Greene Media: News
“I researched how to humidify the photos and succeeded in safely unrolling and scanning them,” he said. “And some of those old photos are the ... «The Register Star, Jul 15»
2
Dr. Know: Do I Want A Swamp Cooler In This Heat? - Willamette Week
Swamp coolers do humidify your air whether you like it or not. Still, endure a little dampness for the sake of the planet—it's just the sort of ... «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
3
Surfer's Eye Can Be Prevented During Summer Surfing Season …
Set out bowls of water in your house to humidify the air (50 to 70 percent is ideal), especially when the heater or air-conditioner is on. Do not let ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Summer Air-Conditioning Can Dehydrate Skin and Eyes Warns …
Humidify eyes and skin, as needed with all-natural, 100% water, pH balanced Nature's Tears® EyeMist® and/or Nature's Mist® skin moisture. «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Wake-Up Weather: Nice Through The Weekend
Overnight rain will wrap up Wednesday morning, taking with it much of the humidify that's shrouded the north country the last couple of days. «WWNY TV 7, Jul 15»
6
Salt water quirk key to bubble desalination
... channelled under pressure into a multi-stage condenser which collects fresh water and releases cooled vapour to humidify the greenhouse. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
7
Adult Horses Get Pneumonia, Too
... at full speed also affects the lower respiratory tract because it overwhelms the upper respiratory tract's ability to warm, humidify, and filter air. «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
8
Is It Okay for Babies to Snore?
Humidify and warm the air, far away from the baby. Dr. Srivastava says, "Aspirators are misnomer and do not help, because they do not reach to ... «iDiva.com, Jun 15»
9
Cool off your house: Lower shades and other tips to block this …
These fans don't cool or de-humidify a room but cool you through a wind-chill effect against your skin. Window fans placed in an open window ... «OregonLive.com, Jun 15»
10
Neanderthal Facts: 5 Things About Extinct Species That May Be …
... stocky stature was an evolutionary adaptation for cold weather, since it consolidated heat, whereas the wide nose helped humidify and warm ... «Chinatopix, Jun 15»

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