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.
Noun. 1. bent-a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; the set of his mind was obvious. set. inclination, tendency, disposition-an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict.