rancidify

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verb

To make or become rancid.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbrancidify (third-person singular simple present rancidifies, present participle rancidifying, simple past and past participle rancidified)

present singular third person rancidifies · participle present rancidifying · participle past rancidified · past rancidified

  1. To make or become rancid.

Origin

  1. Latinrancidu
  2. Englishrancid
  3. Englishrancidify

From rancid + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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