Sinify

[ sin-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, Sin·i·fied, Sin·i·fy·ing.

1. to Sinicize ( def ).

Other Words From

• Sin·i·fi·ca·tion [sin-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinify¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Late Latin Sīn(ae) “the Chinese” ( Sino- ) + -ify