Daintify

/ˈdeɪntɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To make dainty, delicate, or refined; to give something an appearance of elegance or fastidiousness.

Etymology

Formed by adding the productive suffix -ify (meaning 'to make') to dainty. The -ify suffix ultimately derives from Latin facere (to make) via French.

Kelly Says

The -ify suffix is one of English's favorite tools for creating verbs—we can daintify something, dandify it, or even beautify it. This shows how flexible English is at turning almost any adjective into an action!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ጥሩ እንድትሆን
ba-tam tru en-dit ho-n
ARالعربية
إضافة المزيد من اللذة
i-d-da ma-zid-an min al-la-dhah
BNবাংলা
সুস্বাদু করে
su-swa-du kore
CACatalà
fer una mica més delicatessen
fer u-na mi-ca mes deh-li-ka-tes-sen
CSČeština
dělat jemnější
de-lat jem-ni-j-i
DADansk
gøre bedre
go-re be-dre
DEDeutsch
süßlicher machen
züs-li-cher ma-chen
ELΕλληνικά
να γίνει πιο γλυκό
na yi-ni pyo-o gli-ko
ESEspañol
hacer más delicioso
a-ser mas deh-lee-thee-o-so
FAفارسی
شیرین ترشدن
she-reen ter-sh-den
FISuomi
herkkäämpiä
herk-kaa-mpiä
FRFrançais
rendre plus gourmand
ren-dre pluh goo-rman
GUGU
મીઠા કરો
mee-tha karo
HAHA
yiyaye
yi-ya-ye
HEעברית
להפוך לטעים יותר
le-ha-foch le-ta-yim yi-mer
HIहिन्दी
अधिक मीठा बनाना
a-dhik mee-tha bana-na
HUMagyar
finomabbá tenni
fi-no-mabb-a ten-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
buat lebih lezat
buat lebih le-zat
IGIG
dịka
di-ka
ITItaliano
rendere più prelibatezza
ren-dere pluh preh-lee-ba-te-zza
JA日本語
よりおいしくする
yo-ri o-i-shi-ku suru
KKKK
жақсылай
jaq-sy-lay
KMKM
ធ្វើអោយស្រស់
thv-eu a-oy sras
KO한국어
달콤하게 만들다
dal-kom-ha-ge man-dal-da
MRMR
मधुर बनवा
madh-ur ban-va
MSBahasa Melayu
buat lebih sedap
buat lebih se-dap
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုကောင်းစေ
po ka-ung-say
NLNederlands
lekkerder maken
lek-ker-der ma-ken
NONorsk
gjøre bedre
gjo-re be-dre
PAPA
ਮਠਿਆਈ ਬਣਾओ
math-ia-ai ban-a-o
PLPolski
robić smaczniejsze
ro-bić sma-cz-ni-e-sze
PTPortuguês
tornar mais doce
to-rnar mais do-se
RORomână
face mai gustos
fa-ce mai goo-stos
RUРусский
сделать вкуснее
sdelat voo-sno-vee
SVSvenska
göra godare
goh-ra go-da-re
SWKiswahili
fanya bora
fa-nya bo-ra
TAதமிழ்
சிறந்த சாப்பாடு
si-rnt-ta sa-ap-pa-du
TEతెలుగు
నీరెండు
nee-re-n-du
THไทย
ทำให้หวานขึ้น
thae-hae waan khun
TLTL
pagsasabihin na mas masarap
pa-gsa-sa-bi-hin na mas ma-sa-rap
TRTürkçe
daha lezzetli hale getirmek
da-ha leh-zzet-li ha-le ge-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
зробити смачнішим
zro-bi-ty sma-ch-ni-shim
URاردو
زیادہ خوشگوار بنانا
zi-yad-ha khush-gu-war ba-na-na
VITiếng Việt
làm ngon hơn
lam ngon hon
YOYO
ṣe àwọn ẹ̀bọ̀ tobi
se awon e-bo to-bi
ZH中文
使它更美味
shō ta geng mei-wei
ZUZU
yenza izibu ezinjalo
yen-za i-zi-bu e-zin-ja-lo

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