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: nidified
Gerund: nidifying
| Present |
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| 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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