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Portuguesify en · VERB

Etymology

From Portuguese + -ify by analogy with more common terms such as Frenchify.

Meanings

  1. (rare, transitive) Synonym of lusitanize, to make Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.
    • Traders and governors attempted to Portuguesify Goa and Macao for centuries... You can Portuguesify Castilian Spanish easily enough...
  2. (intransitive, rare) Synonym of lusitanize, to become Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.
    • Their sandwiches are portuguesified by frying the meat with copious garlic and covering everything with thick slabs of red pepper paste.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
portuguesify alternative lexicographic
Portuguesifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Portuguesified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Portuguesified Tense=Past lexicographic
Portuguesifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

Portuguesification

Synonyms

lusitanize · to become Portuguese or more Portuguese-like · lusitanize · to make Portuguese or more Portuguese-like