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单词 disneyfy
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Disneyfyv.

Brit. /ˈdɪznɪfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈdɪzniˌfaɪ/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Disney , -fy suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Walter Elias Disney (see Walt Disney n.) + -fy suffix. Compare earlier Disneyfied adj., Disneyfication n.
Frequently mildly derogatory.
transitive. To alter in a way considered characteristic of Disney films, cartoons, or theme parks; to romanticize, sanitize, or simplify.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > tendency towards romance > render romantic [verb (transitive)]
romantic1926
Disneyfy1965
1965 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Dec. d25/1 Dunne has Disneyfied the whole schtick.
1979 Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 12 Who will protect us from the National Trust when it..proposes to Disneyfy a pretty windmill..by installing an engine to make its sails go round.
1995 Guardian 22 July (Outlook section) 29/6 Her own story has been Disneyfied in profiles as the rags-to-riches tale of a girl who grew up in poverty, scrubbing her mother's doorstep in Leeds.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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