English Explanatory Dictionary

profundify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make profound; to make a concept unnecessarily complicated.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈfʌndɪfaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-profundify.wav

Word forms

profundify profundifies profundifying profundified

Etymology

Latin profundus (“profound”) + -ify. Post-19th-century uses popularized by American humorist James Boren (1925–2010).

Synonyms

profundicate
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