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/yang"kee fuy', -ki-/, v.t., Yankeefied, Yankeefying.to cause to acquire Yankee traits or characteristics: She was afraid that a year in a Connecticut college had Yankeefied her speech.[YANKEE + -FY]
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Yankeefy
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yankeefy — yan·kee·fy … English syllables
yankeefy — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: yankee (I) + fy : to cause to become like a Yankee regarded by the natives as Yankeefied and foreign Nell Lewis * * * /yang kee fuy , ki /, v.t., Yankeefi … Useful english dictionary
yankeeize — ˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: usually capitalized : yankeefy … Useful english dictionary
