shabbify

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/ˈʃæbɪfaɪ/

verb

To make (something) shabby; to shabby.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verbshabbify (third-person singular simple present shabbifies, present participle shabbifying, simple past and past participle shabbified)

present singular third person shabbifies · participle present shabbifying · participle past shabbified · past shabbified

  1. transitiveTo make (something) shabby; to shabby.
  2. intransitiveTo become shabby; to shabby.

Origin

From shabby + -ify (suffix meaning ‘to make’ forming verbs).

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APA

shabbify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbify

MLA

“shabbify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shabbify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbify.

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