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vanillafying

vanillafying is the present participle and gerund of vanillafy.

Meaning of vanillafy

Verb

vanillafy (third-person singular simple present vanillafies, present participle vanillafying, simple past and past participle vanillafied)

  1. (informal, transitive) To make generic, tame, or anodyne.
    • In Carver's words, the interior had been "vanillafied" into a colorless muddle that, while perhaps fitting for a modern pharmacy, was not the right kind of environment for a store that emphasized beauty and sensuality.2001 January 1, Matthew Kalesh, “A Feast for the Senses”, in Gifts & Decorative Accessories

Questions about vanillafying

What is vanillafying the present participle and gerund of?
Vanillafying is the present participle and gerund of vanillafy.

Words near vanillafying in the dictionary

  1. vanilla-y
  2. vanillaed
  3. vanillafied
  4. vanillafies
  5. vanillafy
  6. vanillafying
  7. vanillaism
  8. vanillalike
  9. vanillar
  10. vanillas
  11. vanillate

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