"go Fantee" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes Fantee [present, singular, third-person], going Fantee [participle, present], went Fantee [past], gone Fantee [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> Fantee}} go Fantee (third-person singular simple present goes Fantee, present participle going Fantee, simple past went Fantee, past participle gone Fantee)
  1. (archaic) To go native; to adopt the habits etc. of native people. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-go_Fantee-en-verb-L8UQSzQm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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