youthifyv.
/ˈjuːθɪfʌɪ/ transitive. To make (a person) appear more youthful.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)]
highta1200
atiffe?c1225
tiff?c1225
wyndre?a1366
kembc1386
picka1393
prunec1395
tifta1400
varnishc1405
finea1425
tifflea1425
quaint1484
embuda1529
trick?1532
trick1545
dill1548
tricka1555
prink1573
smug1588
sponge1588
smudge1589
perk1590
primpc1590
sponge1592
tricksy1598
prime1616
sprug1622
briska1625
to sleek upa1625
trickify1678
prim1688
titivate1705
dandify1823
beflounce1824
befop1866
spry1878
lustrify1886
dude1899
doll1916
tart1938
youthify1945
pansy1946
spiv1947
dolly1958
zhuzh1970
1945 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. I. 573 Beauty-parlor..was displaced by beauty-shop... The girls have produced a considerable vocabulary of elegant terms to designate their operations, e.g. to youthify.
1960 Housewife May 24/3 She..has both to ‘youthify’ and age actors.
Derivatives
ˈyouthifying adj.
ΘΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [adjective] > with beautifying properties
youthifying1976
1976 U. Holden String Horses iii. 41 He wasn't such a bad looker.., his summer tan was youthifying.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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