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Morpheme

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Type

suffix

Denotation

verb suffix

Etymology

terminal relic from the Old French present participle -iss-, -asse, -ache; Latin -iscere

Evidence

abolish, accomplish, admonish, finish, furnish, languish, nourish, polish, publish, punish

Homographs

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