verb
Meaning 1
To make rural or rustic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: citify
Standard Lemma guide
countrify
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌn.tɹɪ.fʌɪ/
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General-American: /ˈkən.tɹəˌfaɪ/
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General-American: /-tɹi-/
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UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
verb
Meaning 2
To make more like country music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Vulgar Latin *(terra) contrāta Old French contreebor. Middle English contre English country English -fy English countrify From country + -fy.