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Maorify

UK/ˈmaʊɹɪfaɪ/US/ˈmaʊɹifaɪ/

Maorify verb: to render someone or something more Maori.

Verb

Maorify (third-person singular simple present Maorifies, present participle Maorifying, simple past and past participle Maorified)

  1. (transitive) To render someone or something more Maori.

Forms of Maorify

third-person singular presentMaorifies
present participleMaorifying
past participleMaorified
pastMaorified
alternative formMāorify

Origin of Maorify

From Maori + -fy.

Words formed from Maorify

Questions about Maorify

What does Maorify mean?
Maorify means to render someone or something more Maori.
What part of speech is Maorify?
Maorify is a verb.
How do you pronounce Maorify?
Maorify is pronounced /ˈmaʊɹɪfaɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of Maorify?
The past tense of Maorify is Maorified.

Words near Maorify in the dictionary

  1. Maoridom
  2. Maories
  3. Maorification
  4. Maorified
  5. Maorifies
  6. Maorify
  7. Maorifying
  8. Maorihood
  9. Maoriland
  10. Maorilander
  11. Maorilanders

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