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Frenchify

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃɪfaɪ/
  • frĕnch􂀽'ĭfī
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1

verb

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of frenchify, to make or become more French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make French or more French-like in any way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • This café likes to frenchify the names of its dishes to make them sound better than they actually are — they call their fish and chips "poisson-frites".

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To become French or more French-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • This restaurant has frenchified.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gallicize, to translate into the French language

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

become French in appearance or character

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This restaurant has Frenchified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change state, turn

6

verb

Meaning 6

make French in appearance or character

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • let's Frenchify the restaurant and charge more money

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

History

Etymology

From French + -ify.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَرْنَسَ (farnasa) — to make French or more French-like
  • Bulgarian: пофренчвам (pofrenčvam) — to make French or more French-like
  • Catalan: afrancesar — to make French or more French-like
  • Catalan: francesitzar — to make French or more French-like
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法國化 /法国化 (Fǎguó huà) — to make French or more French-like
  • Danish: forfranske — to make French or more French-like
  • Dutch: verfransen — to make French or more French-like
  • Esperanto: francigi — to make French or more French-like
  • Finnish: ranskalaistaa — to make French or more French-like
  • French: franciser — to make French or more French-like
  • French: faire français — to make French or more French-like
  • French: rendre français — to make French or more French-like
  • Galician: afrancesar — to make French or more French-like
  • Georgian: აფრანგულებს (aprangulebs) — to make French or more French-like
  • Georgian: გააფრანგულებს (gaaprangulebs) — to make French or more French-like
  • German: franzisieren — to make French or more French-like
  • German: französisieren — to make French or more French-like
  • German: französieren — to make French or more French-like
  • Greek: γαλλοποιώ (gallopoió) — to make French or more French-like
  • Greek: εκγαλλίζω (ekgallízo) — to make French or more French-like
  • Hebrew: צִרְפֵת (tzirfét) — to make French or more French-like
  • Hungarian: franciásít — to make French or more French-like
  • Hungarian: elfranciásít — to make French or more French-like
  • Italian: gallicizzare — to make French or more French-like
  • Italian: francesizzare — to make French or more French-like
  • Italian: infrancesare — to make French or more French-like
  • Japanese: フランス化する (Furansu-ka suru) — to make French or more French-like
  • Japanese: フランス風にする (Furansu-fū ni suru) — to make French or more French-like
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forfranske — to make French or more French-like
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forfranske — to make French or more French-like
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forfranska — to make French or more French-like
  • Occitan: francizar — to make French or more French-like
  • Polish: sfrancuzić — to make French or more French-like
  • Polish: sfrancuszczać — to make French or more French-like
  • Polish: sfrancuszczyć — to make French or more French-like
  • Portuguese: afrancesar — to make French or more French-like
  • Romanian: franțuzi — to make French or more French-like
  • Romanian: franciza — to make French or more French-like
  • Russian: офранцу́зить (ofrancúzitʹ) — to make French or more French-like
  • Serbo-Croatian: пофранцузити — to make French or more French-like
  • Serbo-Croatian: pofrancuziti — to make French or more French-like
  • Spanish: afrancesar — to make French or more French-like
  • Swedish: förfranska — to make French or more French-like
  • Vietnamese: Pháp hóa — to make French or more French-like
  • Vietnamese: Pháp hoá — to make French or more French-like