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ladyfying

ladyfying is the present participle and gerund of ladyfy.

Meaning of ladyfy

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make ladylike.
  2. (transitive) To bestow the title of Lady on (a woman).
    • 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...1632, Philip Massinger, “The City Madam”, in William Gifford, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, published 1845, act 4, scene 4, page 400

Questions about ladyfying

What is ladyfying the present participle and gerund of?
Ladyfying is the present participle and gerund of ladyfy.

Words near ladyfying in the dictionary

  1. ladyfolk
  2. ladyfolks
  3. ladyfriend
  4. ladyfriends
  5. ladyfy
  6. ladyfying
  7. ladyhood
  8. ladying
  9. ladyish
  10. ladyism
  11. ladyisms

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