cretify

English

Etymology

Latin creta (“chalk”) +‎ -ify

Verb

cretify (third-person singular simple present cretifies, present participle cretifying, simple past and past participle cretified)

1. (intransitive, obsolete, medicine) To become impregnated with salts of lime.

Related terms

• cretifaction

Anagrams

• certify, rectify