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lapidify

Meaning of "lapidify" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAPIDIFY

From French lapidifier, from Medieval Latin lapidificāre, ultimately from Latin lapis stone.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LAPIDIFY

ləˈpɪdɪˌfaɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAPIDIFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lapidify 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 lapidify in English.

WHAT DOES LAPIDIFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lapidify in the English dictionary

The definition of lapidify in the dictionary is to change into stone.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LAPIDIFY

PRESENT

Present
I lapidify
you lapidify
he/she/it lapidifies
we lapidify
you lapidify
they lapidify
Present continuous
I am lapidifying
you are lapidifying
he/she/it is lapidifying
we are lapidifying
you are lapidifying
they are lapidifying
Present perfect
I have lapidified
you have lapidified
he/she/it has lapidified
we have lapidified
you have lapidified
they have lapidified
Present perfect continuous
I have been lapidifying
you have been lapidifying
he/she/it has been lapidifying
we have been lapidifying
you have been lapidifying
they have been lapidifying
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 lapidified
you lapidified
he/she/it lapidified
we lapidified
you lapidified
they lapidified
Past continuous
I was lapidifying
you were lapidifying
he/she/it was lapidifying
we were lapidifying
you were lapidifying
they were lapidifying
Past perfect
I had lapidified
you had lapidified
he/she/it had lapidified
we had lapidified
you had lapidified
they had lapidified
Past perfect continuous
I had been lapidifying
you had been lapidifying
he/she/it had been lapidifying
we had been lapidifying
you had been lapidifying
they had been lapidifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lapidify
we let´s lapidify
you lapidify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lapidify
Past participle
lapidified
Present Participle
lapidifying
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 LAPIDIFY

acidify · codify · commodify · dandify · deacidify · dehumidify · edify · humidify · ladify · ladyfy · madefy · modify · mundify · nidify · recodify · reedify · remodify · resolidify · rigidify · solidify

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAPIDIFY

lapidarian · lapidaries · lapidarist · lapidary · lapidate · lapidation · lapideous · lapidescence · lapidescent · lapidicolous · lapidific · lapidification · lapidified · lapidifies · lapidist · lapilli · lapilliform · lapillus · lapin · lapis

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAPIDIFY

amplify · certify · clarify · classify · fluidify · identify · indemnify · justify · magnify · notify · premodify · qualify · quantify · rectify · signify · simplify · specify · testify · unify · verify

Synonyms and antonyms of lapidify in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lapidify» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LAPIDIFY

Find out the translation of lapidify to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lapidify from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lapidify» in English.
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lapidify
1,325 millions of speakers
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lapidify
570 millions of speakers
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lapidify
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lapidify
380 millions of speakers
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lapidify
280 millions of speakers
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lapidify
278 millions of speakers
pt

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lapidificar
270 millions of speakers
bn

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lapidify
260 millions of speakers
fr

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lapidify
220 millions of speakers
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Lapidify
190 millions of speakers
de

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lapidify
180 millions of speakers
ja

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lapidify
130 millions of speakers
ko

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lapidify
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Lapidify
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm thành đá
80 millions of speakers
ta

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கல்லாக்கு
75 millions of speakers
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Lapidify
75 millions of speakers
tr

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taşa çevirmek
70 millions of speakers
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lapidify
65 millions of speakers
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lapidify
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lapidify
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lapidify
30 millions of speakers
el

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lapidify
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vers tone
14 millions of speakers
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lapidify
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lapidify
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lapidify

TRENDS

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAPIDIFY»

Discover the use of lapidify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lapidify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, ...
Lap'idary, s. = lap'idist, -dlst. One who cuts, polishes, and engraves orn. or precious stones ; also a dealer or a virtuoso in gems or precious stones. Lap' idate, -dMr, vt. To assail or kill by ston- ingf ; to lapidify*. \\.,lapidd Hon*, 39,9.; &c 89.
Arnold James Cooley, 1861
2
Spiers and Surenne's French and English Pronouncing ...
efn.] п. pétrification, f. LAPIDE8CENT [Up.i-dcV-sènt] adj. pétrifiant LAPIDESCENT, n. substance pétri- fiante, f. LAP1DIFIC [Up-i-dïf-ik] adj. lapidi- "^ APIDIFICATION [ Ia-pW-I-fi-kà - •búa] n. laitidification, t LAPIDIFY [lapid'-i-fï] т. a. lapidi- fier.
Alexander Spiers, George Payn Quackenbos, 1854
3
The critical review, or annals of literature
With the Lapidify Inscription, ar placed on a Jkptrb -''^MfediW-at the - Expend' of thi Gtnuvtesibf.'ibiz+U, and Cbe- . '~:&aJier-'Maj/a>ne' D'Eon de Beaumont. By I} ucretiasl3ovej©y, Sifter to Mk Adatn Strong., Author of the Eleclrical Eel. "$to, 'U.
‎1777
4
Principles of Geology
... or unintelligible impressions are left, and the lapidify ing process has often effaced not only the characters by which the species, but even those whereby the class might be determined. The number of organic forms which have disappeared ...
Charles Lyell, 1835
5
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Der. from the same source, lapidify, lapidescent, lapidescence, lapidescency, Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Errors, b. iii. c.23. §5.Also dilapidate, q.v. LAPISLAZULI, asilicate containingsulphur, ofabrightblue colour. (L. and Arab.) From L. lapis, a stone; ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
6
Having Fun with Words of Wit and Wisdom: In 3,401 Quotations ...
... next the adjective Lapidarian, referring to an inscription cut in stone in a tombstone, then taking a most unpleasant turn to Lapidate, which means to stone someone to death, and finally to the ultimate Lapidify, in which you are turned to stone ...
Tom McMorrow, 2009
7
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
L lapis, lapidem. lapidary. lapilli, lapidify, same as (from Gk) petrify. lapidate, as when a condemned man, or a convicted adulteress, was thrown into a well, which was then filled with stones. lapis lazuli; the second word is Arabic, whence also ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
8
Historiarvm Qvae Svpersvnt
... фв<г»угае «»- ponebat in loco holtibus hoto. • (u<rxov ¡ш Tuv Tiâifisviuv U- illieoventitabant* ét e lapidify, Srap dékot brjkxv ...
Polybius, 1763
9
History the Interpreter of Prophecy: Or, A View of ...
As the fourth or Roman Empire is de* fcribed in its feveral ftates; fo is the fifth kingdom, or the kingdom of the Meffiah, defcribed in its two ftates. Mr. Mede dif- tinguiihes thefe by the name of regnum lapidify the kingdom of the ftone, and regnum ...
Henry Kett, 1801
10
Travels Through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, ...
403. the last words of which run thus : Rex Fridericus prxcesstt aliquantulum, & appropinquante Papa tentorio Regis y per a It am viam transient descendit, 13 occurrens Rex ei, quantum jaflut e/t lapidify in conjpeclu exereitus ofEcium stratonis ...
Johann Georg Keyssler, 1757
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