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cit·i·fy

(sĭt′ĭ-fī′)

tr.v. cit·i·fied, cit·i·fy·ing, cit·i·fies

1. To cause to become urban.

2. To impart the styles and manners of a city to: "Will the immigration of high-powered executives somehow citify the country?" (Wharton Magazine).

cit′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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citify

(ˈsɪtɪˌfaɪ) or

cityfy

vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

1. to cause to conform to or adopt the customs, habits, or dress of city people

2. to make urban

ˌcitifiˈcation, ˌcityfiˈcation n

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cit•i•fy

(ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc.

[1860–65, Amer.]

cit`i•fi•ca′tion, n.

citify

Past participle: citified
Gerund: citifying

Imperative
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citify

Present
I citify
you citify
he/she/it citifies
we citify
you citify
they citify

Preterite
I citified
you citified
he/she/it citified
we citified
you citified
they citified

Present Continuous
I am citifying
you are citifying
he/she/it is citifying
we are citifying
you are citifying
they are citifying

Present Perfect
I have citified
you have citified
he/she/it has citified
we have citified
you have citified
they have citified

Past Continuous
I was citifying
you were citifying
he/she/it was citifying
we were citifying
you were citifying
they were citifying

Past Perfect
I had citified
you had citified
he/she/it had citified
we had citified
you had citified
they had citified

Future
I will citify
you will citify
he/she/it will citify
we will citify
you will citify
they will citify

Future Perfect
I will have citified
you will have citified
he/she/it will have citified
we will have citified
you will have citified
they will have citified

Future Continuous
I will be citifying
you will be citifying
he/she/it will be citifying
we will be citifying
you will be citifying
they will be citifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been citifying
you have been citifying
he/she/it has been citifying
we have been citifying
you have been citifying
they have been citifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been citifying
you will have been citifying
he/she/it will have been citifying
we will have been citifying
you will have been citifying
they will have been citifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been citifying
you had been citifying
he/she/it had been citifying
we had been citifying
you had been citifying
they had been citifying

Conditional
I would citify
you would citify
he/she/it would citify
we would citify
you would citify
they would citify

Past Conditional
I would have citified
you would have citified
he/she/it would have citified
we would have citified
you would have citified
they would have citified

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Verb

citify - accustom to urban ways; "Immigration will citify the country?"

adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

citify

verb

To imbue with city ways, manners, and customs:

metropolitanize, urbanize.

Translations

citify

vt → verstädtern

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