"countrify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌn.tɹɪ.fʌɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkən.tɹəˌfaɪ/ [General-American], /-tɹi-/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-countrify.ogg [UK], en-au-countrify.ogg [Australia] Forms: countrifies [present, singular, third-person], countrifying [participle, present], countrified [participle, past], countrified [past]
Etymology: country + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|country|fy}} country + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} countrify (third-person singular simple present countrifies, present participle countrifying, simple past and past participle countrified)
  1. (transitive) To make rural or rustic. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-countrify-en-verb-4Lc-e9~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1759, James Townley, High Life below Stairs. A Farce of Two Acts. As it is Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, 3rd edition, London: Printed for J[ohn] Newbery, at the Bible and Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard; R. Bailye, at Litchfield; J. Leake and W. Frederick, at Bath; B. Collins, at Salisbury; and S. Stabler, at York, →OCLC, page 7",
          "text": "LOVEL. When I am properly habited, you ſhall get me introduced to Philip as one of your Tenant's Sons, who wants to be made a good Servant of. / FREEMAN. They will certainly diſcover you. / LOVEL. Never fear, I'll be ſo countrify'd that you ſhall not know me.",
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