fancifyv.

/ˈfænsɪfaɪ/

Etymology: < fancy n. + -fy suffix.

trans.

Thesaurus »

†a. To have a fancy for; to like (obs.).

Thesaurus »

†b. To fancy, imagine (obs.).

c. To imagine the existence of.

d. To make fanciful.

ΚΠ

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 441 The prime vertues that she most fancified in her Frenchmen.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xlviii. 189 The good she ever delighted to do, and fancied she was born to do.

1890 Sat. Rev. 8 Mar. 291/1 Much study of the ‘Ivory Gate’ had..‘fancified’ his own views.

Derivatives

fancifiˈcation n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > making fancy

fancification1937

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment

ornatinga1492

colouring1509

gilding1647

garniture1725

emblazonrya1807

garnish1825

fancification1937

1937 New Republic 24 Feb. 74 The constant elaboration, figures of speech, conceits, fancifications, involutions, not seldom characteristic of Elizabethan writing.

1960 V. Packard Waste Makers (1961) xi. 124 The trend in color went right back to white, with some venturing into fancification with tracery effects.

1962 Spectator 14 Dec. 941 Their elusive and often fragmented fancifications.

ˈfancified adj.

ΚΠ

1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 359 (note) , This fancified island has been bound to the bottom of the ocean.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2012).

单词	fancify
释义	fancifyv. /ˈfænsɪfaɪ/ Etymology: < fancy n. + -fy suffix. trans. Thesaurus » †a. To have a fancy for; to like (obs.). Thesaurus » †b. To fancy, imagine (obs.). c. To imagine the existence of. d. To make fanciful. ΚΠ 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 441 The prime vertues that she most fancified in her Frenchmen. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xlviii. 189 The good she ever delighted to do, and fancied she was born to do. 1890 Sat. Rev. 8 Mar. 291/1 Much study of the ‘Ivory Gate’ had..‘fancified’ his own views. Derivatives fancifiˈcation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > making fancy fancification1937 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > embellishment ornatinga1492 colouring1509 gilding1647 garniture1725 emblazonrya1807 garnish1825 fancification1937 1937 New Republic 24 Feb. 74 The constant elaboration, figures of speech, conceits, fancifications, involutions, not seldom characteristic of Elizabethan writing. 1960 V. Packard Waste Makers (1961) xi. 124 The trend in color went right back to white, with some venturing into fancification with tracery effects. 1962 Spectator 14 Dec. 941 Their elusive and often fragmented fancifications. ˈfancified adj. ΚΠ 1845 J. Train Hist. & Statist. Acct. Isle of Man II. 359 (note) , This fancified island has been bound to the bottom of the ocean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2012). < v.1656
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