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dandify

dan·di·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dan-duh-fahy]
    • /ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ/
    • /ˈdæn.dɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dan-duh-fahy]
    • /ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ/

Definitions of dandify word

  • verb dandify to dress like or cause to resemble a dandy 3
  • verb transitive dandify to make look like a dandy; dress up 3
  • verb with object dandify to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop. 1
  • noun dandify To dress as, or to adopt the style of, a dandy. 1

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Origin of dandify

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; dandy + -fy

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Parts of speech for Dandify

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dandify popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% 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.

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Synonyms for dandify

verb dandify

  • drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
  • dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
  • swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
  • swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
  • fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.

Antonyms for dandify

verb dandify

  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • unclothe — to strip of clothes.

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