mellify

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verb

To embalm in honey.

OriginLatin mellificāre →
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Meanings

verbmellify (third-person singular simple present mellifies, present participle mellifying, simple past and past participle mellified)

present singular third person mellifies · participle present mellifying · participle past mellified · past mellified

  1. transitiveTo embalm in honey.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo make honey.

Origin

  1. Latinmellificāre“to make honey”
  2. Englishmellify

From Latin mellificāre (“to make honey”), or mel (“honey”) + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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