quizzifyv.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪzᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪzəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiz n., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < quiz n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier quizzification n. Compare also earlier quiz v.¹

rare.

†1. transitive. To make (a thing) appear odd or ridiculous. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1824 J. G. Lockhart Hist. Matthew Wald xxvi. 309 Ca' canny now, doctor; dinna think to quizzify me, man.

1837 R. Southey Doctor IV. 87 The caxon [sc. a wig] quizzifies the figure, and thereby mars the effect of what would otherwise have been a pleasing..design.

2. transitive and intransitive. colloquial. To question or interrogate; to quiz.

ΚΠ

1855 M. Rafter Percy Blake III. xi. 158 I must quizzify him a leetle on the fox's pass he made with that bony roby.

1888 R. M. Stuart Uncle Mingo's ‘Speculations’ in Golden Wedding (1893) 72 I axed Miss Annie..an'..I ain't a-gwine ter quizzify her no mo'!

2003 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 19 Oct. s25 [This] gives us a chance to quizzify on star Farrah Fawcett.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quizzify
释义	quizzifyv. Brit. /ˈkwɪzᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪzəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quiz n., -ify suffix. Etymology: < quiz n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier quizzification n. Compare also earlier quiz v.¹ rare. †1. transitive. To make (a thing) appear odd or ridiculous. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1824 J. G. Lockhart Hist. Matthew Wald xxvi. 309 Ca' canny now, doctor; dinna think to quizzify me, man. 1837 R. Southey Doctor IV. 87 The caxon [sc. a wig] quizzifies the figure, and thereby mars the effect of what would otherwise have been a pleasing..design. 2. transitive and intransitive. colloquial. To question or interrogate; to quiz. ΚΠ 1855 M. Rafter Percy Blake III. xi. 158 I must quizzify him a leetle on the fox's pass he made with that bony roby. 1888 R. M. Stuart Uncle Mingo's ‘Speculations’ in Golden Wedding (1893) 72 I axed Miss Annie..an'..I ain't a-gwine ter quizzify her no mo'! 2003 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 19 Oct. s25 [This] gives us a chance to quizzify on star Farrah Fawcett. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1824
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