"ladyfy" meaning in English

See ladyfy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ladyfies [present, singular, third-person], ladyfying [participle, present], ladyfied [participle, past], ladyfied [past]
Etymology: From lady + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lady|fy}} lady + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} ladyfy (third-person singular simple present ladyfies, present participle ladyfying, simple past and past participle ladyfied)
  1. (transitive) To make ladylike. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ladyfy-en-verb-6VyeiA8o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fy: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive) To bestow the title of Lady on (a woman). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ladyfy-en-verb-UoQZCuPn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ladify

Inflected forms

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