humidifier

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English

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An ultrasonic humidifier

Etymology

From humidify +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

humidifier (plural humidifiers)

  1. A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
    • 2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 11:
      Even the plants look expensive. A humidifier hisses beneath her calatheas.

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Translations

French

Etymology

From humide (“humid”) +‎ -ifier.

Pronunciation

Verb

humidifier

  1. to humidify
    Antonym: déshumidifier

Conjugation

Conjugation of humidifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple humidifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple humidifiant
/y.mi.di.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle humidifié
/y.mi.di.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present humidifie
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifies
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifie
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifions
/y.mi.di.fjɔ̃/ 		humidifiez
/y.mi.di.fje/ 		humidifient
/y.mi.di.fi/
imperfect humidifiais
/y.mi.di.fjɛ/ 		humidifiais
/y.mi.di.fjɛ/ 		humidifiait
/y.mi.di.fjɛ/ 		humidifiions
/y.mi.di.fi.jɔ̃/ 		humidifiiez
/y.mi.di.fi.je/ 		humidifiaient
/y.mi.di.fjɛ/
past historic2 humidifiai
/y.mi.di.fje/ 		humidifias
/y.mi.di.fja/ 		humidifia
/y.mi.di.fja/ 		humidifiâmes
/y.mi.di.fjam/ 		humidifiâtes
/y.mi.di.fjat/ 		humidifièrent
/y.mi.di.fjɛʁ/
future humidifierai
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁe/ 		humidifieras
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁa/ 		humidifiera
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁa/ 		humidifierons
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɔ̃/ 		humidifierez
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁe/ 		humidifieront
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional humidifierais
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɛ/ 		humidifierais
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɛ/ 		humidifierait
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɛ/ 		humidifierions
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		humidifieriez
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁje/ 		humidifieraient
/y.mi.di.fi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present humidifie
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifies
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifie
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		humidifiions
/y.mi.di.fi.jɔ̃/ 		humidifiiez
/y.mi.di.fi.je/ 		humidifient
/y.mi.di.fi/
imperfect2 humidifiasse
/y.mi.di.fjas/ 		humidifiasses
/y.mi.di.fjas/ 		humidifiât
/y.mi.di.fja/ 		humidifiassions
/y.mi.di.fja.sjɔ̃/ 		humidifiassiez
/y.mi.di.fja.sje/ 		humidifiassent
/y.mi.di.fjas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — humidifie
/y.mi.di.fi/ 		— humidifions
/y.mi.di.fjɔ̃/ 		humidifiez
/y.mi.di.fje/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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