"jollify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: jollifies [present, singular, third-person], jollifying [participle, present], jollified [participle, past], jollified [past]
Etymology: From jolly + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|jolly|fy}} jolly + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} jollify (third-person singular simple present jollifies, present participle jollifying, simple past and past participle jollified)
  1. (transitive) To make jolly. Tags: transitive Translations (To make jolly): развеселявам (razveseljavam) (Bulgarian), neşelendirmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-jollify-en-verb-j2xvRkxZ Synonyms: elate, happify, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish [obsolete], content, delight, elate, elevate [obsolete], enbliss, exhilarate, fain [obsolete], gay [dated, uncommon], gladden, gladden someone's heart [dated], gratify, happify, happy, hearten, jollify, laetificate [rare], light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits [idiomatic], rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer [archaic], warm someone's heart [idiomatic], warm the cockles of someone's heart [idiomatic] Disambiguation of 'To make jolly': 97 3
  2. (intransitive) To engage in jollification; to carouse. Tags: intransitive Translations (To engage in jollification): веселя се (veselja se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-jollify-en-verb-yQ1fr8gL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'To engage in jollification': 7 93

Inflected forms

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