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cit·i·fied

   [sit-i-fahyd]
adjective
1.
made into a city.
2.
having city habits, fashions, etc.
Also, cityfied.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; city + -fy + -ed2

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cit·i·fy

   [sit-i-fahy]
verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
1.
to make into a city; urbanize.
2.
to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc.
Origin:
1860–65; city + -fy

Related forms
cit·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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citified or cityfied (ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪd)
 
—adj
derogatory often having the customs, manners, or dress of city people
 
cityfied or cityfied
 
—adj

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citified
1828, Amer.Eng., from city.
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