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▪ I. storify, v.1 rare.|ˈstɔərɪfaɪ|
[f. story n.1 + -fy.]
trans. To picture, delineate or record (a historical event or fact); to celebrate in history or story. Also absol. Hence ˈstorifying vbl. n.1 (attrib.)
1616J. Lane Contn. Sqr.'s T. iii. 320 And looke what natures selfe hathe not supplyed, shall by queint painters hand bee storifyed [in Cambuscan's theatre]. 1675J. Smith Chr. Relig. Appeal i. 70 His third [year] was so barren of Action, had so little wind stirring: as Tacitus complains his storifying Vein is becalm'd, his Pen can find no Pasturage in that Years Occurrences. 1830Fraser's Mag. I. 44 So 'tis plain that a sure means of gaining fame malice is; And many's the name which through it has been storified.
▪ II. storify, v.2|ˈstɔərɪfaɪ|
[f. story n.2 + -fy.]
trans. To arrange (beehives) in stories. Hence ˈstorifying vbl. n.2 (also attrib.).
1827E. Bevan Honey-bee 99 This shed..is adapted either to storifying or single hiving. Ibid. 111 Side boxes occupy a great deal more room than storifying boxes. 1888R. C. Day Mod. Bee-keeping in Good Words May 355/1 He finds himself in doubt between the ‘combination’ system, the ‘storifying’ system, [etc.]. |