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dandify

[dan-duh-fahy]

verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop.

Origin:
1815–25; dandy + -fy

Related forms

dan·di·fi·ca·tion, noun

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dandify (ˈdændɪˌfaɪ)

—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
	(tr) to dress like or cause to resemble a dandy

dandifi'cation

—n

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