"crabbify" meaning in All languages combined

See crabbify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹæb.ɪ.faɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crabbify.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crabbifies [present, singular, third-person], crabbifying [participle, present], crabbified [participle, past], crabbified [past]
Etymology: From crab + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|crab|-ify}} crab + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} crabbify (third-person singular simple present crabbifies, present participle crabbifying, simple past and past participle crabbified)
  1. (ambitransitive, rare, informal) To make or become crablike. Tags: ambitransitive, informal, rare Synonyms: carcinise

Inflected forms

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