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.
4. bent-a special way of doing something; he had a bent for it; he had a special knack for getting into trouble; he couldn't get the hang of it. hang, knack. endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift-natural abilities or qualities.