toxified
|tox-i-fied|
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/ˈtɑksɪˌfaɪ/
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/ˈtɒksɪˌfaɪ/
(toxify)
make poisonous
Etymology
'toxify' originates from English formation based on the adjective 'toxic' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ify' (from Latin '-ficare'), where 'toxic' ultimately comes from Greek 'toxikon' meaning 'poison (for arrows)'.
'toxify' was formed in modern English from 'toxic' (from Latin 'toxicum' and Greek 'toxikon') combined with the Latin-derived suffix '-ify' (from 'ficare'); earlier roots include Greek 'toxon' meaning 'bow' (poison was associated with arrows).
Initially related to 'poison' (originally 'poison for arrows'), the sense evolved into the modern meaning 'to make something poisonous or harmful'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'toxify' (to make something toxic or contaminated with toxins).
Factory runoff toxified the river, killing large numbers of fish.
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Adjective 1
made toxic or contaminated (literal): affected by toxic substances and therefore harmful or poisonous.
The toxified soil could not support crops for several years.
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Adjective 2
made harmful or poisonous in a non-literal/figurative sense (e.g., relationships, environments): rendered damaging or corrosive to wellbeing or function.
Years of distrust had toxified their working relationship.
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Last updated: 2026/01/08 00:29