Dandifying

Dandifying
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]

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  • dandifying — v. turn into a dandy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Dandified — 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 — 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 — dandification, n. /dan deuh fuy /, v.t., dandified, dandifying. to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop. [1815 25; DANDY + FY] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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 — [dan′də fī΄] vt. dandified, dandifying to make look like a dandy; dress up dandification n …   English World dictionary

  • dandification — ˌdandə̇fə̇ˈkāshən, ˌdaan , ndēf noun ( s) 1. : the action of dandifying or the state of being dandified 2. : something that dandifies …   Useful english dictionary

  • dan|di|fi|ca|tion — «DAN duh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. a dandifying or being dandified. 2. something that dandifies …   Useful english dictionary

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