- nidify
- ˈnɪdɪfaɪ = nidificate (книжное) вить гнездо nidify = nidificate
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
nidify
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nidify — [nid′əfi kāt΄] n. nidificated, nidificating [nid′ə fī΄] vi. nidified, nidifying [L nidificare < nidus, NEST + facere, to make, DO1] to build a nest: also nidificate [nid′əfi kāt΄] n. ni … English World dictionary
nidify — verb /ˈnɪd.əˌfaɪ/ To make a nest. It is only within the last few years that naturalists have clearly determined that some species of fish make nests for the reception of their spawn Five or six kinds are now ascertained to nidify; and of these,… … Wiktionary
nidify — /nid euh fuy /, v.i., nidified, nidifying. nidificate. [1650 60; < L nidificare to build a nest, equiv. to nid (s. of nidus) NEST + ificare IFY] * * * … Universalium
nidify — nid·i·fy || nɪdɪfaɪ v. build a nest; nest … English contemporary dictionary
nidify — nid·i·fy … English syllables
nidify — /ˈnɪdəfaɪ/ (say niduhfuy) verb (i) (nidified, nidifying) → nidificate …
nidify — v.intr. ( ies, ied) (of a bird) build a nest. Derivatives: nidification n. Etymology: L nidificare f. NIDUS nest … Useful english dictionary
nidification — See nidify. * * * … Universalium
dhē- — To set, put. Contracted from *dheə₁ . Derivatives include deed, doom, fashion, defeat, feckless, sacrifice, satisfy, face, and synthesis. I. Basic form … Universalium
sed- — To sit. Derivatives include sit, soot, séance, siege, obsess, subside, soil1, and chair. I. Basic form *sed . 1. Suffixed form *sed yo . a. sit, from Old English sittan, to sit; … Universalium
nidificate — nidification, n. nidificational, adj. /nid euh fi kayt /, v.i., nidificated, nidificating. to build a nest. [1810 20; < L nidificatus (ptp. of nidificare to build a nest); see NIDIFY, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
