Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yanki-fy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render (someone or something) American.

Transitive verb

verb

To become American.

Intransitive verb

verb

Alternative letter-case form of Yankify.

Example Sentences

"‘Then what can I do for you?’ he asked—he spoke rather fluent yankified English."
"The popularity of American-style trends over here is nothing new. Yet we now seem to be nearing a point where our yankified tastes cease to be imitation and we begin to believe that we are, in fact, American."

Etymology

From Yank or Yankee + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yankifies (present, singular) Yankifying (participle, present) Yankified (participle, past) Yankified (past)

Questions

What does yankify mean?: To render (someone or something) American.
Where does yankify come from?: From Yank or Yankee + -ify.

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