vanillafy

present singular third person vanillafies · participle present vanillafying · participle past vanillafied · past vanillafied

1. informaltransitiveTo make generic, tame, or anodyne.

   They WILL be exposed to different cultures, unless specific measures are taken to vanillafy their experiences.

   2004 January 20, Charles Soto, “Re: How to stop verbal bullying (was Re: Rant: Over indulgent parents strike again)”, in rec.autos.driving (Usenet)

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   In Carver's words, the interior had been "vanillafied" into a colorless muddle that, while perhaps fitting for a modern pharmacy, was not the right kind of environment for a store that emphasized beauty and sensuality.

   2001 January 1, Matthew Kalesh, “A Feast for the Senses”, in Gifts & Decorative Accessories

   'We like our heroes to be complex,' he [Benedict Cumberbatch] continues. 'We don't like two-dimensional stereotypes. They don't last very long. Also, for an actor, it's a lot more fun to play someone who has shape and edge than someone who has been softened and "vanillafied".

   2012, Guy Adams, Sherlock: The Casebook, BBC Books, →ISBN, page 29