verb
Meaning 1
To become wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Standard Lemma guide
lignify
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/ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ/
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verb
Meaning 2
To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 4
To turn into wood; to make ligneous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
convert into wood or cause to become woody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: convert
History
Etymology
From Latin līgnum (“wood”) + -ify.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: verhouten — to become wood
- French: lignifier — to become wood
- German: verholzen — to become wood
- Italian: lignificare — to become wood
- Russian: деревяне́ть (derevjanétʹ) — to become wood
- Russian: деревене́ть (derevenétʹ) — to become wood
- Turkish: odunlaşmak — to become wood