crispify

C3R1I1S1P3I1F4Y4
/ˈkɹɪspɪfaɪ/

verb

To make crispy.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbcrispify (third-person singular simple present crispifies, present participle crispifying, simple past and past participle crispified)

present singular third person crispifies · participle present crispifying · participle past crispified · past crispified

  1. informaltransitiveTo make crispy.

    Thanks to him, you can stick a fork in me! I'm well-done! My pale skin's crispified!

    2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport
    2 more examples

    Now the bird is ready for roasting: just enough to tenderize the meat and crispify the skin.

    2004, Brad Dunn, Daniel Hood, New York: The Unknown City, page 107

    Sharpness tries to crispify a photo. It can't save a truly out-of-focus or blurry shot, but it does enhance the difference in brightness between adjacent color areas.

    2021, David Pogue, iPhone Unlocked, page 213
  2. transitivemathematicsTo perform crispification upon.

Origin

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APA

crispify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispify

MLA

“crispify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crispify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crispify.

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