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单词 dandify
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dandify

[ dan-duh-fahy ]
/ ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), dan·di·fied, dan·di·fy·ing.

to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop.

Origin of dandify

First recorded in 1815–25; dandy + -fy

OTHER WORDS FROM dandify

dan·di·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby dandify

D&D, D & E, dandelion, dander, Dandie Dinmont, dandify, dandiprat, dandle, Dandolo, Dandong, dandruff
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Example sentences from the Web for dandify

  • Was she going to the races or a match, or a kettle-drum, that she must dandify herself with particular shades of color?

    Stories by American Authors, Volume 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dandify

dandify
/ (ˈdændɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to dress like or cause to resemble a dandy

Derived forms of dandify

dandification, noun
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