Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourgeoisify

/bɔː(ɹ)ʒˈwɑːzifaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bour-geoisi-fy
IPA: /bɔː(ɹ)ʒˈwɑːzifaɪ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make bourgeois.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The workers' militias and police-forces must be preserved in their present form and every effort to "bourgeoisify" them must be resisted."
"For women from 'bourgeoisified' families, the crisis afflicting how they had always seen themselves increasingly manifested itself in minor ailments, sickness, and emotional upset."
"Larkin's contribution to the genre playfully bourgeoisifies the aristocratic conventions […]"

Etymology

From bourgeois + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bourgeois

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bourgeoisifies (present, singular) bourgeoisifying (participle, present) bourgeoisified (participle, past) bourgeoisified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bourgeoisification

Antonyms

de-bourgeoisify

Questions

How do you pronounce bourgeoisify?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔː(ɹ)ʒˈwɑːzifaɪ/.
What does bourgeoisify mean?: To make bourgeois.
Where does bourgeoisify come from?: From bourgeois + -ify.

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