"Californicate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: Californicates [present, singular, third-person], Californicating [participle, present], Californicated [participle, past], Californicated [past]
Etymology: Blend of California + fornicate Etymology templates: {{blend|en|California|fornicate}} Blend of California + fornicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} Californicate (third-person singular simple present Californicates, present participle Californicating, simple past and past participle Californicated)
  1. (US, derogatory, transitive) To subject to Californication, the large-scale development of land. Tags: US, derogatory, transitive
    Sense id: en-Californicate-en-verb-eGYsy5v6 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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