MUNDIFY
\mˈʌndɪfˌa͡ɪ], \mˈʌndɪfˌaɪ], \m_ˈʌ_n_d_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ]\
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mun'di-f[=i], v.t. to cleanse, purify.--adjs. MUN'DATORY, cleansing; MUNDIF'ICANT, cleansing.--n. a cleansing ointment or plaster.--n. MUNDIFIC[=A]'TION.--adj. MUN'DIFIC[=A]TIVE. [Fr. mondifier--Low L. mundific[=a]re--L. mundus, clean, fac[)e]re, to make.]
By Thomas Davidson