"adultify" meaning in All languages combined

See adultify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: adultifies [present, singular, third-person], adultifying [participle, present], adultified [participle, past], adultified [past]
Etymology: From adult + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adult|ify}} adult + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} adultify (third-person singular simple present adultifies, present participle adultifying, simple past and past participle adultified)
  1. To treat a non-adult like an adult.

Inflected forms

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