nid·i·fy (nĭd′ə-fī′) intr.v. nid·i·fied ,
nid·i·fy·ing ,
nid·i·fies To build a nest.
nid′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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nidify (ˈnɪdɪˌfaɪ ) or nidificate vb ,
-fies ,
-fying ,
-fied ,
-cates ,
-cating or -cated (Zoology) (intr ) (of a bird) to make or build a nest
[C17: from Latin nīdificāre, from nīdus a nest + facere to make]
ˌnidifiˈcation n
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nidify Past participle: nidifiedGerund: nidifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I nidify you nidify he/she/it nidifies we nidify you nidify they nidify
Preterite I nidified you nidified he/she/it nidified we nidified you nidified they nidified
Present Continuous I am nidifying you are nidifying he/she/it is nidifying we are nidifying you are nidifying they are nidifying
Present Perfect I have nidified you have nidified he/she/it has nidified we have nidified you have nidified they have nidified
Past Continuous I was nidifying you were nidifying he/she/it was nidifying we were nidifying you were nidifying they were nidifying
Past Perfect I had nidified you had nidified he/she/it had nidified we had nidified you had nidified they had nidified
Future I will nidify you will nidify he/she/it will nidify we will nidify you will nidify they will nidify
Future Perfect I will have nidified you will have nidified he/she/it will have nidified we will have nidified you will have nidified they will have nidified
Future Continuous I will be nidifying you will be nidifying he/she/it will be nidifying we will be nidifying you will be nidifying they will be nidifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been nidifying you have been nidifying he/she/it has been nidifying we have been nidifying you have been nidifying they have been nidifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been nidifying you will have been nidifying he/she/it will have been nidifying we will have been nidifying you will have been nidifying they will have been nidifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been nidifying you had been nidifying he/she/it had been nidifying we had been nidifying you had been nidifying they had been nidifying
Conditional I would nidify you would nidify he/she/it would nidify we would nidify you would nidify they would nidify
Past Conditional I would have nidified you would have nidified he/she/it would have nidified we would have nidified you would have nidified they would have nidified
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