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单词 maorified
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Maorifiedadj.

Brit. /ˈmaʊrᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmaʊrᵻˌfaɪd/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌːorifɑed/, /ˈmæurəfɑed/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Maori n., -ified suffix.
Etymology: < Maori n. + -ified suffix. Compare Maorify v.
Chiefly New Zealand.
Rendered Maori in form or character.
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1840–1 Ironside's Jrnl. in C. A. MacDonald Pages from Past (1933) 130 In conversing with [Maori] I was often puzzled with these Maorified-English expressions that fell so glibly from their lips.
1863 F. E. Maning Old N.Z. iii. 52 At last the war-dance ended; and then my tribe (I find I am already beginning to get Maorified)..endeavoured to out-do even their amiable friends' exhibition.
1922 J. Cowan N.Z. Wars (1955) II. 12 A maorified version of the Benediction was chanted with one voice.
1948 G. M. Henderson Antecedents & Early Life V. Savage 24 Another reason was that he was a ‘Maorifiedpakeha, and therefore one on whom you could play a joke without offence.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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