lig·ni·fy (lĭg′nə-fī′) v. lig·ni·fied , lig·ni·fy·ing , lig·ni·fies
v. intr. To turn into wood or become woody through the formation and deposit of lignin in cell walls.
v. tr. To make woody or woodlike by the deposit of lignin.
lig′ni·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
lignify (ˈlɪɡnɪˌfaɪ ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied (Botany) botany to make or become woody as a result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
ˌlignifiˈcation n
lig•ni•fy (ˈlɪg nəˌfaɪ) v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to convert into wood; cause to become woody.
v.i. 2. to become wood or woody.
[1820–30; < Latin lign(um) wood +
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lig`ni•fi•ca′tion, n.
lignify Past participle: lignifiedGerund: lignifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I lignify you lignify he/she/it lignifies we lignify you lignify they lignify
Preterite I lignified you lignified he/she/it lignified we lignified you lignified they lignified
Present Continuous I am lignifying you are lignifying he/she/it is lignifying we are lignifying you are lignifying they are lignifying
Present Perfect I have lignified you have lignified he/she/it has lignified we have lignified you have lignified they have lignified
Past Continuous I was lignifying you were lignifying he/she/it was lignifying we were lignifying you were lignifying they were lignifying
Past Perfect I had lignified you had lignified he/she/it had lignified we had lignified you had lignified they had lignified
Future I will lignify you will lignify he/she/it will lignify we will lignify you will lignify they will lignify
Future Perfect I will have lignified you will have lignified he/she/it will have lignified we will have lignified you will have lignified they will have lignified
Future Continuous I will be lignifying you will be lignifying he/she/it will be lignifying we will be lignifying you will be lignifying they will be lignifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been lignifying you have been lignifying he/she/it has been lignifying we have been lignifying you have been lignifying they have been lignifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been lignifying you will have been lignifying he/she/it will have been lignifying we will have been lignifying you will have been lignifying they will have been lignifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been lignifying you had been lignifying he/she/it had been lignifying we had been lignifying you had been lignifying they had been lignifying
Conditional I would lignify you would lignify he/she/it would lignify we would lignify you would lignify they would lignify
Past Conditional I would have lignified you would have lignified he/she/it would have lignified we would have lignified you would have lignified they would have lignified
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Verb 1. lignify - convert into wood or cause to become woodyconvert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"