resinify

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US/ɹɛˈzɪnəfaɪ/

verb

To convert into a resin.

“Exposed to the elements, over time the oil had resinified.”

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

verbresinify (third-person singular simple present resinifies, present participle resinifying, simple past and past participle resinified)

present singular third person resinifies · participle present resinifying · participle past resinified · past resinified

  1. transitiveTo convert into a resin.

    Jon resinified the chemical adhesive by mixing its two components.

  2. intransitiveTo become resinous.

    Exposed to the elements, over time the oil had resinified.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  2. Latinrēsīna
  3. Old Frenchrésine
  4. Middle Englishresyn
  5. Englishresin
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*θakos
  8. Englishresinify

From resin + -ify.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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