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Countrify — Coun tri*fy (k?n tr? f?), v. t. To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic. Lamb. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
countrify — countrified, countrify meaning ‘rural’ and ‘to make rural’, should be spelt this way, not countryfied, countryfy … Modern English usage
countrify — /kun treuh fuy /, v.t., countrified, countrifying. to make countrified. [COUNTRY + FY] * * * countrify, v. (ˈkʌntrɪfaɪ) [f. country + fy; cf. beautify.] To impart the characteristics of the country to; to make rural or rustic. Chiefly in pa. pple … Useful english dictionary
countrify — /kun treuh fuy /, v.t., countrified, countrifying. to make countrified. [COUNTRY + FY] * * * … Universalium
countrified — countrifiedness, n. /kun treuh fuyd /, adj. 1. rustic or rural in appearance, conduct, etc.: a countrified person; a countrified area amid the suburbs. 2. not sophisticated or cosmopolitan; provincial. Also, countryfied. [1645 55; COUNTRIFY +… … Universalium
citify — verb a) To become more like or more in the character of a city. The metropolis grows like a tree in concentric circles, rim upon rim, the inner rings hardening or citifying and the outer bark expanding or urbanizing. b) To become more like a city … Wiktionary
farm — Synonyms and related words: Arcadian, Dymaxion house, White House, acreage, adobe house, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agronomic, allotment, arable, arable land, barnyard, barton, be killed, breed, bucolic, building, casa, cattle ranch,… … Moby Thesaurus
rusticate — Synonyms and related words: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, cop out, countrify, cut, deport, disfellowship, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, extradite, farm, forsake the world, fugitate, go into retirement, live alone, live… … Moby Thesaurus
countrified — countrified, countrify meaning ‘rural’ and ‘to make rural’, should be spelt this way, not countryfied, countryfy … Modern English usage
-fy — This suffix forming English verbs corresponds to French fier and Latin ficare. It occurs from the 15c onwards in words either borrowed whole from French or modelled on French forms (e.g. beautify, classify, horrify, pacify), and is also an active … Modern English usage
