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† ˈclownify, v. Obs. rare.
[f. as prec. + -ify.]
trans. To make clownish or dull-witted. Hence ˈclownifying vbl. n.
1618Breton Court & Country 7 (D.), I wish you would not so clownifie your wit as to bury your vnderstanding all vnder a clod of earth. Ibid. 8 (D.) Is not the Clownyfying of wit the Foolifying of understanding? |