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jollify

jollify verb: to make jolly.

Verb

jollify (third-person singular simple present jollifies, present participle jollifying, simple past and past participle jollified)

  1. (transitive) To make jolly.
  2. (intransitive) To engage in jollification; to carouse.

Synonyms of jollify

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Forms of jollify

third-person singular presentjollifies
present participlejollifying
past participlejollified
pastjollified

Origin of jollify

From jolly + -fy.

Questions about jollify

What does jollify mean?
Jollify means to make jolly.
What part of speech is jollify?
Jollify is a verb.
What is the past tense of jollify?
The past tense of jollify is jollified.

Words near jollify in the dictionary

  1. Jolliffs
  2. jollification
  3. jollifications
  4. jollified
  5. jollifies
  6. jollify
  7. jollifying
  8. jollily
  9. jolliment
  10. jolliness
  11. jollinesses

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