Frenchify
(verb) become French in appearance or character; “This restaurant has Frenchified”
Frenchify
(verb) make French in appearance or character; “let’s Frenchify the restaurant and charge more money”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Frenchify (third-person singular simple present Frenchifies, present participle Frenchifying, simple past and past participle Frenchified)
(transitive) To make (something) (more) French in appearance, form, character or manners.
(intransitive) To become (more) French.
Source: Wiktionary
French"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frenchified; p. pr. & vb. n. Frenchifying.] Etym: [French + -fy.]
Definition: To make French; to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes of the French; to Gallicize. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
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