"dorkify" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-dorkify.ogg Forms: dorkifies [present, singular, third-person], dorkifying [participle, present], dorkified [participle, past], dorkified [past]
Etymology: From dork + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dork|ify}} dork + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} dorkify (third-person singular simple present dorkifies, present participle dorkifying, simple past and past participle dorkified)
  1. (slang, transitive) To make dorky. Tags: slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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