"Scotchify" meaning in English

See Scotchify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: Scotchifies [present, singular, third-person], Scotchifying [participle, present], Scotchified [participle, past], Scotchified [past]
Etymology: From Scotch + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scotch|ify}} Scotch + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} Scotchify (third-person singular simple present Scotchifies, present participle Scotchifying, simple past and past participle Scotchified)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To make Scottish; Scottify. Tags: archaic, transitive

Inflected forms

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