citify

cit·i·fy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sit-i-fahy]
- /ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ/
- /ˈsɪ.tɪ.faɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-i-fahy]
- /ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ/

Definitions of citify word

verb citify to cause to conform to or adopt the customs, habits, or dress of city people 3
verb citify to make urban 3
verb with object citify to make into a city; urbanize. 1
verb with object citify to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc. 1
noun citify (intransitive, informal) To become more like or more in the character of a city. 1
verb citify (Intransitive Verb) INF To become more like or more in the character of a city. 0

See all 8 definitions of citify

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Origin of citify

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; city + -fy

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Parts of speech for Citify

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Citify

citify popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

citify usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for citify

verb citify

urbanize — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
metropolitanize — to make metropolitan.
urbanise — to make or cause to become urban, as a locality.

All 3 Synonyms of citify