countrifyv.

Brit.

/ˈkʌntrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈkəntrəˌfaɪ/,

/ˈkəntriˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: country n., -fy suffix.

Etymology: < country n. + -fy suffix. Compare earlier countrified adj. and earlier townify v., citify v.

transitive. To give the characteristics of the country to; to make rural or rustic.

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1850 S. Judd Richard Edney & Governor's Family xxix. 325 This would ‘countrify’ the city, and that is what we desire.

1872 Punch 23 Nov. 215/1 Those melancholy grass-plots, which try with the best possible intentions to give a countrified air to the exterior of the S. K. Museum (but what an impossible thing to countrify a Museum!)

1935 Times 6 Aug. 7/3 In an age which was ‘townifying’ the country, he said, Eastbourne in its wisdom was ‘countrifying’ the town.

1971 N.Y. Mag. 22 Nov. 70/1 When she paints, Mrs. Orkin either sketches from her window or works from a photograph, countrifying what looks too civilized.

2001 Grand Forks Herald (N. Dakota) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 4 City folks can't always live in the country, but they can countrify their homes with small-town goods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	countrify
释义	countrifyv. Brit. /ˈkʌntrᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈkəntrəˌfaɪ/, /ˈkəntriˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: country n., -fy suffix. Etymology: < country n. + -fy suffix. Compare earlier countrified adj. and earlier townify v., citify v. transitive. To give the characteristics of the country to; to make rural or rustic. ΚΠ 1850 S. Judd Richard Edney & Governor's Family xxix. 325 This would ‘countrify’ the city, and that is what we desire. 1872 Punch 23 Nov. 215/1 Those melancholy grass-plots, which try with the best possible intentions to give a countrified air to the exterior of the S. K. Museum (but what an impossible thing to countrify a Museum!) 1935 Times 6 Aug. 7/3 In an age which was ‘townifying’ the country, he said, Eastbourne in its wisdom was ‘countrifying’ the town. 1971 N.Y. Mag. 22 Nov. 70/1 When she paints, Mrs. Orkin either sketches from her window or works from a photograph, countrifying what looks too civilized. 2001 Grand Forks Herald (N. Dakota) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 4 City folks can't always live in the country, but they can countrify their homes with small-town goods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1850
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