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.
bent1 /bÉnt/USA pronunciation adj. 1  curved; crooked:a bent back. 2  determined; set:[be + ~ + on/upon]is bent upon finding the truth. 3  British TermsChiefly Brit. corrupt; dishonest:They videotaped the bent clerk taking a bribe.