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Meaning of lignify | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈlɪɡnɪfaɪ

Definitions

  1. To become wood.
    intransitive
  2. To develop woody tissue as a result of incrustation of lignin during secondary growth.
    intransitive
  3. To become rigid or fixed, like something made of wood.
    broadly, intransitive
  4. To turn into wood; to make ligneous.
    transitive

Equivalents

العربية تخشب خشب
Deutsch verholzen
Français lignifier
Italiano lignificare
Nederlands verhouten
Polski drewnieć zdrewnieć
Русский деревенеть деревянеть
Türkçe odunlaşmak

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

lignifying lignitize lignitized ligs lik't like

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