antiquify
antiquify verb: to give the appearance of being an antique.
Verb
antiquify (third-person singular simple present antiquifies, present participle antiquifying, simple past and past participle antiquified)
- To give the appearance of being an antique.
- Within these few years Sir Charles has antiquified the Hall, if such a word may be admitted, so that its pointed gable ends, and Elizabethan appearance, render it somewhat an object of curiosity.1849, Adam Stark, The Visitor’s Pocket Guide to Gainsburgh and Its Neighbourhood, […], Gainsburgh: J. F. W. Bowden, page 116
- But the engraver, it would seem, thought it a pity that the other portion of such a fine stone should be left unemployed; so he made that into another antique fragment, with another subject; that is to say, the head, neck, and fore-quarter of a lion (118) passant, very well engraved; not a modern...1875, Archibald Billing, The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals, Ancient and Modern, new edition, London: Daldy, Isbister, & Co., […]; J. Mitchell, […], “Forgeries of Antiques”, page 81
Forms of antiquify
| third-person singular present | antiquifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | antiquifying |
| past participle | antiquified |
| past | antiquified |
Origin of antiquify
From antique + -ify.
Questions about antiquify
- What does antiquify mean?
- Antiquify means to give the appearance of being an antique.
- What part of speech is antiquify?
- Antiquify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of antiquify?
- The past tense of antiquify is antiquified.
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