dandify
[ dan-duh-fahy ]
/ ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), dan·di·fied, dan·di·fy·ing.
to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop.
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Was she going to the races or a match, or a kettle-drum, that she must dandify herself with particular shades of color?
British Dictionary definitions for dandify
dandify
/ (ˈdændɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to dress like or cause to resemble a dandy
Derived forms of dandify
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