Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dexify
Participle: dexified
Gerund: dexifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | dexify |
| you | dexify |
| he;she;it | dexifies |
| we | dexify |
| you | dexify |
| they | dexify |
Perfect
| I | have dexified |
| you | have dexified |
| he;she;it | has dexified |
| we | have dexified |
| you | have dexified |
| they | have dexified |
Past
| I | dexified |
| you | dexified |
| he;she;it | dexified |
| we | dexified |
| you | dexified |
| they | dexified |
Pluperfect
| I | had dexified |
| you | had dexified |
| he;she;it | had dexified |
| we | had dexified |
| you | had dexified |
| they | had dexified |
Future
| I | will dexify |
| you | will dexify |
| he;she;it | will dexify |
| we | will dexify |
| you | will dexify |
| they | will dexify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dexified |
| you | will have dexified |
| he;she;it | will have dexified |
| we | will have dexified |
| you | will have dexified |
| they | will have dexified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dexify |
| you | dexify |
| he;she;it | dexify |
| we | dexify |
| you | dexify |
| they | dexify |
Perfect
| I | have dexified |
| you | have dexified |
| he;she;it | have dexified |
| we | have dexified |
| you | have dexified |
| they | have dexified |
Imperfect
| I | dexified |
| you | dexified |
| he;she;it | dexified |
| we | dexified |
| you | dexified |
| they | dexified |
Pluperfect
| I | had dexified |
| you | had dexified |
| he;she;it | had dexified |
| we | had dexified |
| you | had dexified |
| they | had dexified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dexify |
| you | would dexify |
| he;she;it | would dexify |
| we | would dexify |
| you | would dexify |
| they | would dexify |
Perfect
| I | would have dexified |
| you | would have dexified |
| he;she;it | would have dexified |
| we | would have dexified |
| you | would have dexified |
| they | would have dexified |
Imperative
| you | dexify |
| we | Let's dexify |
| you | dexify |
Verbs conjugated like 'dexify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dexify'
deify,
sexify,
aerify,
defy,
densify,
dereify,
detoxify,
domify,
edify,
Jewify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Blend of defend + explain + justify.
Sample Sentences
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This is a common masochistic sabotage that I describe with the acronym "dexify." When individuals defend, explain, or justify, they are unnecessarily supporting the reasons for their decision and giving others the opportunity to rebut their rationale. [1986, David Brandt, Don't Stop Now, You're Killing Me: The Sadomasochism Game in Everyday Life and How Not to Play It, Poseidon Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 88:]
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Powerful people don't dexify (defend, explain, or justify). [1991, Roberta Jean Bryant, Stop Improving Yourself and Start Living, New World Library, →ISBN, →OL, page 65:]
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The reason for this is that when you ask "why" questions people feel defensive and have a tendency to "dexify" (defend, explain, justify) what they said. [1991 March, David Farlow, “Principles of Rapport - Focus Group Moderation”, in Quirk's Marketing Research Review, volume 5:]
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We may “dexify” — try to defend, explain and justify — so that the angry person will stop being angry with us. [1998 March 10, Robert Holman Coombs, Surviving Medical School, Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi: Sage Publications, →ISBN, →OL, page 145:]