The root word fic meaning âmakeâ is a very productive root in English and you should make yourself comfortable with it. purification: process of âmakingâ pure certification: act of âmakingâ sure
bent 1. (bÄnt) v. Past tense and past participle of bend1. adj. 1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: picked up pieces of bent wire. 2. Determined to take a course of action: I was bent on going to the concert.
uk â /ËfluË.tÉªd/ us â /ËfluË.tÌ¬Éªd/. âº If an object, especially a round object, is fluted, its edges have many curves that go in and out: a flan dish with fluted edges. fluted columns/pillars. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words. Bending, twisting and curving. bent. bowed. buckle.