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verb · transitive

dereify

dereify · dereifies · dereified · dereifying

To cause no longer to be a single coherent entityTo cause no longer to be a single coherent entity; to cease to treat as a recognizable object.

Meaning

1 senses

To cause no longer to be a single coherent entity; to cease to treat as a recognizable object.

Origin

From de- + reify.

From de- + reify.

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Forms

dereifies, dereifying, dereified, dereified

regular · Lesson

Base form	dereify · to dereify
3rd person singular	dereifies
Present participle	dereifying
Past simple	dereified
Past participle	dereified

Tenses

dereify · dereified · will dereify · have dereified

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dereify
he, she, it	dereifies

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dereified
he, she, it	has dereified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dereify

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dereified

Word family

1 related words

Deriveddereification

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

derange derby deregulate deregulation derelictC2 deride

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