"ladify" meaning in English

See ladify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ladifies [present, singular, third-person], ladifying [participle, present], ladified [participle, past], ladified [past]
Etymology: lady + -fy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lady|fy}} lady + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} ladify (third-person singular simple present ladifies, present participle ladifying, simple past and past participle ladified)
  1. (obsolete) To make a lady of; to make ladylike. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: ladyfy
    Sense id: en-ladify-en-verb-ee6bm8Ub Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy

Inflected forms

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