humidify

humidify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin ūmeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin ūmidus
Latin hūmidusder.
Old French humideder.
English humid
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English humidify

    From humid + -ify.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Verb

    humidify (third-person singular simple present humidifies, present participle humidifying, simple past and past participle humidified)

    1. To increase the humidity in the air.
      • 1949, Proceedings of the ... Consolidated Convention of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America, page 159:
        The air-handling equipment humidifies, dehumidifies, and distributes the correct amount of fresh air into every zone and eliminates all smoke, dust, and odors, with electric precipitrons.

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