"queerify" meaning in English

See queerify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: queerifies [present, singular, third-person], queerifying [participle, present], queerified [participle, past], queerified [past]
Etymology: From queer + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|queer|ify}} queer + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} queerify (third-person singular simple present queerifies, present participle queerifying, simple past and past participle queerified)
  1. (transitive) To make queer; to cause not to conform to mainstream sexual identity or behaviour. Tags: transitive Related terms: queerification
    Sense id: en-queerify-en-verb-Gleg~GVj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, LGBTQ

Inflected forms

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