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.
Bending/Bent. 1  As crooked as a corkscrew âGeorge Kaufman and Moss Hart. 2  As crooked as a dogâs elbow âF. T. Elworthy. 3  As crooked as a ramâs horn âCharles Caleb Colton.  Bending from the waist as if he was going to close up like a jackknife âJohn Dos 1  Passos. Bend like a finger joint âCharles Wright.  Bend like sheets of tin âPalmer Cox.