"creatify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kɹiˈeɪtɪfaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹiˈeɪtəfaɪ/ [General-American], /-ɾə-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-creatify.wav Forms: creatifies [present, singular, third-person], creatifying [participle, present], creatified [participle, past], creatified [past]
Etymology: From creative + -ify, popularized in the 21st century by American urban theorist Richard L. Florida (born 1957) in his book The Rise of the Creative Class (2002). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|creative|ify}} creative + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} creatify (third-person singular simple present creatifies, present participle creatifying, simple past and past participle creatified)
  1. (transitive) To render more creative; to creativize. Wikipedia link: Basic Books Tags: transitive Synonyms: creativize Related terms: create, creation, creative, creatively, creativeness, creativity

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