[1910–15; ‹ L opāc(us) shaded + -ify]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, cat and mouse, insulin, spotlight, zing-ify is a verbal suffix meaning “to make,” “cause to be,” “render”. Other words that usethe affix -ify include: clarify, intensify, ratify, rectify, typify
Examples of 'opacify' in a sentence
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Instead, a hepatic venogram generated using collateral circulation was used to opacify and guide access to the portal vein.
V. Chandra, E. Wajswol, M. Shahid, A. Kumar, S. Contractor 2018, 'Direct Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report andReview of the Literature', Case Reports in Radiologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9261268. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)