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—dandification, n./dan"deuh fuy'/, v.t., dandified, dandifying.to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop.[1815-25; DANDY + -FY]
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Dandify — Dan di*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + fy.] To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dandify — index embellish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dandify — [dan′də fī΄] vt. dandified, dandifying to make look like a dandy; dress up dandification n … English World dictionary
dandify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1823 to cause to resemble a dandy • dandification noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
dandify — verb To dress as, or to adopt the style of, a dandy … Wiktionary
dandify — v. turn into a dandy … English contemporary dictionary
dandify — dan·di·fy … English syllables
dandify — dan•di•fy [[t]ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop • Etymology: 1815–25 dan di•fi•ca′tion, n … From formal English to slang
dandify — /ˈdændəfaɪ/ (say danduhfuy) verb (t) (dandified, dandifying) to make dandy like or foppish; dress or fit out like a dandy. –dandification /dændəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say danduhfuh kayshuhn), noun …
dandify — Smarten. Make to resemble a dandy … A concise dictionary of English slang
