Frenchify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Frenchify is a verb meaning (transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
Meaning
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
- (transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
Example Sentences
This restaurant has frenchified.
This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".
Word Forms
- frenchifies
- frenchifying
- frenchified
Synonyms for frenchify
Depending on context, synonyms include francize, gallicize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include francize, gallicize, latinize, fancify, churchify, europeanize.
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