"negrofy" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈniːɡɹoʊfaɪ/ [General-American] Forms: negrofies [present, singular, third-person], negrofying [participle, present], negrofied [participle, past], negrofied [past]
Etymology: From negro + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negro|ify}} negro + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} negrofy (third-person singular simple present negrofies, present participle negrofying, simple past and past participle negrofied)
  1. (transitive, dated) To make negro; to convert or adapt to the ways or norms of black people. Tags: dated, transitive Synonyms: negroize Related terms: negrification, negrofication, negroization

Inflected forms

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