frenchify
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/
verb 4
Collocations
3VERB + FRENCHIFY
going, likes
FRENCHIFY + NOUN
decor
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
Alternative letter-case form of frenchify, to make or become more French.
verb
1
To make French or more French-like in any way.
This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".
2
To become French or more French-like.
This restaurant has frenchified.
3
Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
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This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".
Wiktionary02
This restaurant has frenchified.
Wiktionary03
We're going to frenchify the decor in our home.
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