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.
If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it. His bent for natural history directed him towards his first job. 6. singular noun. If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. ...economists of a socialist bent.