malignify

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/məˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/

verb

To make malign or malignant.

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Meanings

verbmalignify (third-person singular simple present malignifies, present participle malignifying, simple past and past participle malignified)

present singular third person malignifies · participle present malignifying · participle past malignified · past malignified

  1. transitiveTo make malign or malignant.

    a strong faith malignified

    1829, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

Origin

From malign + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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