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touristify

touristify verb: to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.

Verb

touristify (third-person singular simple present touristifies, present participle touristifying, simple past and past participle touristified)

  1. To make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.
    Antonyms:
    detouristify

Antonyms of touristify

Forms of touristify

third-person singular presenttouristifies
present participletouristifying
past participletouristified
pasttouristified

Origin of touristify

From tourist + -ify.

Questions about touristify

What does touristify mean?
Touristify means to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.
What part of speech is touristify?
Touristify is a verb.
What is the past tense of touristify?
The past tense of touristify is touristified.

Words near touristify in the dictionary

  1. touristier
  2. touristiest
  3. touristification
  4. touristified
  5. touristifies
  6. touristify
  7. touristifying
  8. touristiness
  9. touristing
  10. touristlike
  11. touristry

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