Dandify

Dandify
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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  • dandify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Date: 1823 to cause to resemble a dandy • dandification noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

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

  • dandify — dan·di·fy …   English syllables

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  • dandify —  Smarten. Make to resemble a dandy …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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