"operafy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: operafies [present, singular, third-person], operafying [participle, present], operafied [participle, past], operafied [past]
Etymology: From opera + -fy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|opera|fy}} opera + -fy Head templates: {{en-verb}} operafy (third-person singular simple present operafies, present participle operafying, simple past and past participle operafied)
  1. (informal, transitive) To make into an opera or into the style of an opera; to make operatic. Tags: informal, transitive

Inflected forms

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