mattify

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verb

To produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin.

OriginProto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English matt →
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Meanings

verbmattify (third-person singular simple present mattifies, present participle mattifying, simple past and past participle mattified)

present singular third person mattifies · participle present mattifying · participle past mattified · past mattified

  1. To produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin.

Origin

  1. Englishmatt
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*θakos
  4. Englishmattify

From matt + -ify.

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Translations

French matifier
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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