"whitify" meaning in English

See whitify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: whitifies [present, singular, third-person], whitifying [participle, present], whitified [participle, past], whitified [past]
Etymology: white + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|white|ify}} white + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} whitify (third-person singular simple present whitifies, present participle whitifying, simple past and past participle whitified)
  1. (transitive) To convert (a country, a group, etc) to the white race or culture. Tags: transitive Synonyms: whitenize
    Sense id: en-whitify-en-verb-aKkcDX5O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ify

Inflected forms

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