"Maorify" meaning in English

See Maorify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmaʊɹɪfaɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmaʊɹifaɪ/ [General-American], /ˈmaʊɹɪfaɪ/ [General-American], /ˈmæʊɹifɑe/ [New-Zealand], /ˈmɐʉɹifɑe/ [New-Zealand], /-ɘfɑe/ [New-Zealand] Forms: Maorifies [present, singular, third-person], Maorifying [participle, present], Maorified [participle, past], Maorified [past], Māorify [alternative]
Etymology: From Maori + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Maori|fy}} Maori + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} Maorify (third-person singular simple present Maorifies, present participle Maorifying, simple past and past participle Maorified)
  1. (transitive) To render someone or something more Maori. Tags: transitive Derived forms: Maorification

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To render someone or something more Maori."
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