mattify

mattify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English matt
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English mattify

    From matt + -ify.

    Verb

    mattify (third-person singular simple present mattifies, present participle mattifying, simple past and past participle mattified)

    1. (of a cosmetic) to produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin

    Derived terms

    References

    • OED 2004
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