[1870–75; chondr- + -ify]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, asymmetric, linkage, onshore, washout-ify is a verbal suffix meaning “to make,” “cause to be,” “render”. Other words that usethe affix -ify include: dignify, diversify, quantify, ratify, rectify