Complete Definition of "Frenchify"

English

Etymology
French + -ify

Pronunciation
fr�nchʹĭfī, /�fr�nt�ɪfaɪ/, /<tt>"frEntSIfaI</tt>/

Transitive verb
en-verb|Frenchif|i|ed

  1. to make (something) more French in appearance or character

#:This café likes to Frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are &mdash; they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".

Translations
French: franciser

Derived terms
Frenchified

fr:Frenchify

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