| 释义 |
lignify
lig·ni·fy L0166400 (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 nlig•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 + -ify] lig`ni•fi•ca′tion, n. lignify
Past participle: lignified
Gerund: lignifying
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| I lignify | | you lignify | | he/she/it lignifies | | we lignify | | you lignify | | they lignify |
| Preterite |
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| I lignified | | you lignified | | he/she/it lignified | | we lignified | | you lignified | | they lignified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am lignifying | | you are lignifying | | he/she/it is lignifying | | we are lignifying | | you are lignifying | | they are lignifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have lignified | | you have lignified | | he/she/it has lignified | | we have lignified | | you have lignified | | they have lignified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was lignifying | | you were lignifying | | he/she/it was lignifying | | we were lignifying | | you were lignifying | | they were lignifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had lignified | | you had lignified | | he/she/it had lignified | | we had lignified | | you had lignified | | they had lignified |
| Future |
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| I will lignify | | you will lignify | | he/she/it will lignify | | we will lignify | | you will lignify | | they will lignify |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would lignify | | you would lignify | | he/she/it would lignify | | we would lignify | | you would lignify | | they would lignify |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| 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" |
Translationslignify
lignify[′lig·nə‚fī] (botany) To convert cell wall constituents into wood or woody tissue by chemical and physical changes. lignify
Words related to lignifyverb convert into wood or cause to become woodyRelated Words |