dandify


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dan·di·fy

 (dăn′də-fī′)
tr.v. dan·di·fied, dan·di·fy·ing, dan·di·fies
To dress as or cause to resemble a dandy.

dan′di·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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dandify

(ˈdændɪˌfaɪ)
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to dress like or cause to resemble a dandy
ˌdandifiˈcation n
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dan•di•fy

(ˈdæn dəˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
to make into or cause to resemble a dandy or fop.
[1815–25]
dan`di•fi•ca′tion, n.
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dandify


Past participle: dandified
Gerund: dandifying

Imperative
dandify
dandify
Present
I dandify
you dandify
he/she/it dandifies
we dandify
you dandify
they dandify
Preterite
I dandified
you dandified
he/she/it dandified
we dandified
you dandified
they dandified
Present Continuous
I am dandifying
you are dandifying
he/she/it is dandifying
we are dandifying
you are dandifying
they are dandifying
Present Perfect
I have dandified
you have dandified
he/she/it has dandified
we have dandified
you have dandified
they have dandified
Past Continuous
I was dandifying
you were dandifying
he/she/it was dandifying
we were dandifying
you were dandifying
they were dandifying
Past Perfect
I had dandified
you had dandified
he/she/it had dandified
we had dandified
you had dandified
they had dandified
Future
I will dandify
you will dandify
he/she/it will dandify
we will dandify
you will dandify
they will dandify
Future Perfect
I will have dandified
you will have dandified
he/she/it will have dandified
we will have dandified
you will have dandified
they will have dandified
Future Continuous
I will be dandifying
you will be dandifying
he/she/it will be dandifying
we will be dandifying
you will be dandifying
they will be dandifying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dandifying
you have been dandifying
he/she/it has been dandifying
we have been dandifying
you have been dandifying
they have been dandifying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dandifying
you will have been dandifying
he/she/it will have been dandifying
we will have been dandifying
you will have been dandifying
they will have been dandifying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dandifying
you had been dandifying
he/she/it had been dandifying
we had been dandifying
you had been dandifying
they had been dandifying
Conditional
I would dandify
you would dandify
he/she/it would dandify
we would dandify
you would dandify
they would dandify
Past Conditional
I would have dandified
you would have dandified
he/she/it would have dandified
we would have dandified
you would have dandified
they would have dandified
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.dandify - dress like a dandy
dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
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Dandify will be targeted at Sydney's Triple Crown following her impressive win in the Group 2 Peter Pan Stakes over an extended seven furlongs at Rosehill on Saturday.
Owner Geoff White said that Dandify, a daughter of Danehill from the 1992 Caulfield Cup winner Mannerism, would be given the chance to emulate the feat of stablemate Fairway, who won the Gloaming Stakes and Spring Champion Stakes.
White, who rates her the best filly he has owned since Triscay, a five-time Group 1 winner, said Dandify would also travel to Melbourne with the 1,000 Guineas and Victoria Oaks as her targets.