Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persiflate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-si-flate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in persiflage; to banter.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

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Etymology

Borrowed from French persifler, persiffler, or formed from persiflage + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Coined by British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1850 (see quotation below).

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What does persiflate mean?
To engage in persiflage; to banter.
Where does persiflate come from?
Borrowed from French persifler, persiffler, or formed from persiflage + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Coined by British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1850 (see quotation below).

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