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.
1. to lower (one's head) or bend (one's knee or body) as a sign of respect, greeting, assent, or shame. 2. to bend or cause to bend; incline downwards. 3. (intr; usually foll by to or before) to comply or accept: bow to the inevitable.