citifyv.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪdəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1800s cityfy, 1800s– citify.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: city n., -fy suffix.

Etymology: < city n. + -fy suffix. Compare earlier citified adj.

transitive. To make urban in character or appearance; to accustom to city life; to urbanize.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > make like city [verb (transitive)]

citify1845

1845 H. Bacon in S. C. Edgarton Rose of Sharon 134 It was then a town, but the scene has not in the least been citified.

1865 Atlantic Monthly 15 501 I'd take an' citify my English.

1906 Amer. Mag. Nov. 33/1 I was ‘citified’, Horace said; and ‘citified’ with us here in the country is nearly the limit of invective.

1943 Billboard 13 Nov. 34/3 This burg has been trying to citify itself for years, without success.

2003 M. Duberman Haymarket 17 Waco had citified him more than he'd been aware; he'd come to prefer people to unpopulated space.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	citify
释义	citifyv. Brit. /ˈsɪtᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈsɪdəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1800s cityfy, 1800s– citify. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: city n., -fy suffix. Etymology: < city n. + -fy suffix. Compare earlier citified adj. transitive. To make urban in character or appearance; to accustom to city life; to urbanize. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > make like city [verb (transitive)] citify1845 1845 H. Bacon in S. C. Edgarton Rose of Sharon 134 It was then a town, but the scene has not in the least been citified. 1865 Atlantic Monthly 15 501 I'd take an' citify my English. 1906 Amer. Mag. Nov. 33/1 I was ‘citified’, Horace said; and ‘citified’ with us here in the country is nearly the limit of invective. 1943 Billboard 13 Nov. 34/3 This burg has been trying to citify itself for years, without success. 2003 M. Duberman Haymarket 17 Waco had citified him more than he'd been aware; he'd come to prefer people to unpopulated space. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1845
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