duncify

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verb

To make stupid in intellect.

“July 8 1759 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd Here you have a fellow ten thousand times more duncified than dunce Webster”

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Meanings

verbduncify (third-person singular simple present duncifies, present participle duncifying, simple past and past participle duncified)

present singular third person duncifies · participle present duncifying · participle past duncified · past duncified

  1. transitiveTo make stupid in intellect.

    July 8 1759 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd Here you have a fellow ten thousand times more duncified than dunce Webster

Origin

From dunce + -ify.

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APA

duncify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncify

MLA

“duncify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duncify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duncify.

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