"dandify" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dandifies [present, singular, third-person], dandifying [participle, present], dandified [participle, past], dandified [past]
Etymology: From dandy + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dandy|fy}} dandy + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} dandify (third-person singular simple present dandifies, present participle dandifying, simple past and past participle dandified)
  1. To dress as, make into, or to adopt the style of, a dandy. Synonyms: dandyize [archaic] Related terms: dandification Translations (dress as a dandy): наконтвам (nakontvam) (Bulgarian), натруфвам (natrufvam) (Bulgarian)

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