yankeefy

yankeefy
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfī\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: yankee (I) + -fy
: to cause to become like a Yankee

regarded by the natives as Yankeefied and foreign — Nell Lewis

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/yang"kee fuy', -ki-/, v.t., Yankeefied, Yankeefying.
to cause to acquire Yankee traits or characteristics: She was afraid that a year in a Connecticut college had Yankeefied her speech.
[YANKEE + -FY]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Yankeefy — /yang kee fuy , ki /, v.t., Yankeefied, Yankeefying. to cause to acquire Yankee traits or characteristics: She was afraid that a year in a Connecticut college had Yankeefied her speech. [YANKEE + FY] * * * …   Universalium

  • yankeefy — yan·kee·fy …   English syllables

  • yankeeize — ˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: usually capitalized : yankeefy …   Useful english dictionary

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