ladyfy

L1A1D2Y4F4Y4

verb

To make ladylike.

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Meanings

verbladyfy (third-person singular simple present ladyfies, present participle ladyfying, simple past and past participle ladyfied)

present singular third person ladyfies · participle present ladyfying · participle past ladyfied · past ladyfied · alternative ladify

  1. transitiveTo make ladylike.
  2. transitiveTo bestow the title of Lady on (a woman).
    1 more example

    Your father was / An honest country farmer, goodman Humble. / By his neighbours ne'er call'd Master. Did your pride / Descend from him? but let that pass: your fortune, / Or rather your hunsband's industry, advanced you / To the rank of a merchant's wife. He made a knight, / And your sweet mistress-ship ladyfied,

    1632, Philip Massinger, “The City Madam”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 4, scene 4, page 400

Origin

From lady + -fy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dayfly
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APA

ladyfy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfy

MLA

“ladyfy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladyfy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfy.

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