Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

californicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-for-ni-cate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to Californication, the large-scale development of land.

American usage; Derogatory; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Squeezing ... cars off ... is unlikely to do ... any good[.] In Utah we see no bumper stickers reading DON’T CALIFORNICATE UTAH. Utah is busy Californicating itself."
"Don't Californicate Nevada. Give wilderness a chance."
"Many longtime residents strongly oppose the extremism of the newcomers, sporting bumper stickers that say, “Don't Californicate Colorado.”"

Etymology

Back-formation from Californication.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Californicates (present, singular) Californicating (participle, present) Californicated (participle, past) Californicated (past)

Questions

What does californicate mean?: To subject to Californication, the large-scale development of land.
Where does californicate come from?: Back-formation from Californication.

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