"ebonify" meaning in All languages combined

See ebonify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: ebonifes [present, singular, third-person], ebonifying [participle, present], ebonified [participle, past], ebonified [past]
Etymology: ebony + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ebony|ify}} ebony + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb|ebonifes|ebonifying|ebonified|ebonified}} ebonify (third-person singular simple present ebonifes, present participle ebonifying, simple past and past participle ebonified)
  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To render one's speech, mannerisms, or mentality, similar to the African-American manner, sometimes a ghetto one. Tags: slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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