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jollify

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make jolly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elate, happify, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, fetch, cheer up, cherish, content, delight, elevate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happy, hearten, jollify, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To engage in jollification; to carouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The members of the wedding party made merry all night
  • Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, wassail

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: celebrate, fete

Narrower terms: carouse, roister, riot

History

Etymology

From jolly + -fy.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: развеселявам (razveseljavam) — To make jolly
  • Turkish: neşelendirmek — To make jolly
  • Bulgarian: веселя се (veselja se) — To engage in jollification